Status
Success
Cosmos 203
Launch Time
Tue Feb 20, 1968 16:00 UTC
Tue Feb 20, 1968 16:00 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 203
Cosmos 203 is a satellite of the Sfera constellation. Sfera satellites were used to determine the shape of the Earth and the geographical variations of its gravitational field. They did not have the shape of a sphere, but a cylinder 3 meters long. These satellites were launched until 1978, and are no longer in operation today.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 750.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Location
Site 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Stats
1968
12th orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-3
18th mission
2nd mission of 1968
15th successful mission
5th consecutive successful mission