Status
Success
Cosmos 285
Launch Time
Tue Jun 03, 1969 12:57 UTC
Tue Jun 03, 1969 12:57 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 285
Cosmos 285 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
56th orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-2I
42nd mission
6th mission of 1969
41st successful mission
20th consecutive successful mission