Cosmos 278

USSR

Spacecraft nº:

Russian satellite nº.:

Launch data:

Designation03883 / 69034A
Launch date09 Apr 1969 - 13:00:01 UT
Launch sitePlesetsk, LC41/1
Launch vehicleVoskhod 11A57
Missionphoto-reconnaissance
Satellite typeZenit-2 (#73)
Earth orbit on Apr 14, 01:55:
Perigee / Apogee 198 x 310 km
Inclination 65.42°
Period 89.58 min

Spacecraft data::

Prime contractor  
Mass at launch  4720 kg
Dry Mass 5530 kg?
Dimension  length: 5m? - dia: 2.4 m
Basic shape  sphere-cylinder
Solar array  
Stabilization  
DC power  

Decay:

Recuperation date:  17 Apr 1969 - 07:40
Lifetime: 7.78 days
Ref.: #1, #7, #206 - update: 13.12.14 Home