Mission record

Kosmos-2I 63S1 | DS-K-40 1

Kosmos-2I 63S1· 86/1· Failure
Trajectory & orbital insertion
Ascent path is a representation — true ascent telemetry isn’t public.
Provider
Soviet Space Program
Provider type
Government
Orbit
LEO
Mission type
Government/Top Secret
Launch site
Russia
Date
Tue, 28 Dec 1965 08:10:00 GMT
Orbital launch #
#516 ever

Mission

DS-K-40 was a series of experimental ELINT satellites developed by Yuzhnoye to test technologies for the Tselina-O program.

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