Status
Success
Cosmos 277
Launch Time
Fri Apr 04, 1969 13:00 UTC
Fri Apr 04, 1969 13:00 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 277
Cosmos 277 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: 325.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Location
Site 133/3, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Stats
1969
40th orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-2I
40th mission
4th mission of 1969
39th successful mission
18th consecutive successful mission