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Credit - Yuzhnoye
Class: Solar. Destination: Maximum Payload Orbit. Nation: Ukraine. Agency: MO SSSR. Manufacturer: Yuzhnoye.

Conducted heliophysical studies.

Typical orbit: 264 km x 791 km at 48 degrees inclination. Mass: 352 kg (776 lb). Associated Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 11K63.

DS-U2-GF Chronology
  • 1968 December 26 - Cosmos 262 - Program: DS. Launch Site: Kapustin Yar. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 2. Mass: 352 kg (776 lb). Perigee: 264 km (164 mi). Apogee: 791 km (491 mi). Inclination: 48.40 deg. Period: 95.20 min.

    Conducted heliophysical studies.

Bibliography:

  • McDowell, Jonathan, Jonathan's Space Home Page (launch records), Harvard University, 1997-present. Web Address when accessed: http://www.planet4589.org/jsr.html.
  • JPL Mission and Spacecraft Library, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 1997. Web Address when accessed: http://msl.jpl.nasa.gov/home.html.
  • Agapov, V, Novosti Kosmonavtiki, "K zapusku pervovo ISZ serii 'DS'", 1997, Issue 6.
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