Status
Success
Cosmos 615
Launch Time
Thu Dec 13, 1973 11:10 UTC
Thu Dec 13, 1973 11:10 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 615
Cosmos 615 is a satellite of the DS-P1 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: 400.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Location
Site 133/3, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Stats
1973
106th orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-2I
108th mission
10th mission of 1973
101st successful mission
18th consecutive successful mission