Status
Success
Cosmos 268
Launch Time
Wed Mar 05, 1969 13:04 UTC
Wed Mar 05, 1969 13:04 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 268
Cosmos 268 is a satellite of the DS-P 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: 250.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Location
Site 86/1, Kapustin Yar, Russia
Stats
1969
25th orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-2I
38th mission
2nd mission of 1969
37th successful mission
16th consecutive successful mission