Status
Success
Cosmos 256
Launch Time
Sat Nov 30, 1968 12:00 UTC
Sat Nov 30, 1968 12:00 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 256
Cosmos 256 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
115th orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-3
25th mission
9th mission of 1968
20th successful mission
3rd consecutive successful mission