Status
Success
Cosmos 283
Launch Time
Tue May 27, 1969 12:59 UTC
Tue May 27, 1969 12:59 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 283
Cosmos 283 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 133/3, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Stats
1969
54th orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-2I
41st mission
5th mission of 1969
40th successful mission
19th consecutive successful mission