Status
Success
Cosmos 272
Launch Time
Mon Mar 17, 1969 16:40 UTC
Mon Mar 17, 1969 16:40 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 272
Cosmos 272 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
1969
29th orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-3
27th mission
2nd mission of 1969
22nd successful mission
5th consecutive successful mission