Cosmos 266

USSR

Spacecraft nº:

Russian satellite nº:

Launch data:

Designation03761 / 69015A
Launch date25 Feb 1969 - 10:20:01 UT
Launch sitePlesetsk
Launch vehicleVoskhod 11A57
Missionphoto-reconnaissance
Satellite typeZenit-2 (#71)
Earth orbit on:
Perigee / Apogee 202 / 336 km
Inclination 72.5°
Period 89.90 min

Spacecraft data::

Prime contractor  
Mass at launch  4720 kg
Dry Mass  kg
Dimension  length: 5m? - dia: 2.44 m
Basic shape  sphere-cylinder
Solar array  
Stabilization  
DC power  

Decay:

Recuperation date:  05 Mar 1969 - 00:43 UT
Lifetime: 7.9 days

Mission details:

The cameras scan a large area of 1000 km. The information recorded along the orbit are transmitted within two minutes after the satellite penetration in the radio visibility zone of the receiving stations in the USSR. (Ref: AM-15/04/69)
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