Cosmos 280

Russia

Spacecraft nº:

USSR satellite nº.:

Launch data:

Designation 03906 / 69040A
Launch date 23 Apr 1969 - ~10:04 UT
Launch site Baikonur, LC1
Launch vehicle  Voskhod 11A57
Mission 
Satellite type Zenit-4M, Rotor (#3)
Earth orbit on Apr 25, 00:14:
Perigee / Apogee 207 x 250 km
Inclination 51.60°
Period 89.02 min
Earth orbit on Apr 28, 01:40:
Perigee / Apogee 198 x 307 km
Inclination 51.60°
Period 89.50 min

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor  
Platform  
Mass at launch  6300 kg?
Dry Mass  kg
Dimension  length: 6.5m? - dia: 2.4m
Basic shape  sphere-cylinder
Solar array  
Stabilization  
DC power  

Decay:

Recuperation date:  06 May 1969 - ~06:43
Lifetime: 12.86 days

Mission details:

Capsule ejected from Cosmos 280 on May 05, 1969

Designation 03919 / 69040C
Mass 600 kg?
Dimension  length: 1.5m - dia= 2m
Basic shape  cone
Earth orbit on May 05:
Perigee x Apogee 205 x 258 km
Inclination 51.58°
Period 89.06 min
Recuperation? date:  08 Apr 1969 - 04.19
Lifetime: 14.76 days

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