Status
Success
Cosmos 262
Launch Time
Thu Dec 26, 1968 09:45 UTC
Thu Dec 26, 1968 09:45 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 262
Cosmos 262 is a satellite of the DS-U constellation. The satellites of the latter are used to test different systems for future Soviet military satellites.
It will test mainly new methods of communication with the ground, new radar systems and modes of power supply by nuclear battery.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 352.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Location
Site 86/1, Kapustin Yar, Russia
Stats
1968
128th orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-2I
36th mission
17th mission of 1968
35th successful mission
14th consecutive successful mission