Cosmos 281

USSR

Spacecraft nº:

Russian satellite nº.:

Launch data:

Designation03939 / 69042A
Launch date13 May 1969 - 09:15 UT
Launch sitePlesetsk, LC41/1
Launch vehicleVoskhod 11A57
Missionphoto-reconnaissance
Satellite typeZenit-2 (#74)
Earth orbit on May 14,00:14:
Perigee / Apogee 191 x 303 km
Inclination 65.42°
Period 89.43 min

Spacecraft data::

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

Decay:

Recuperation date:  21 May 1969 - ~03:07
Lifetime: 7.74 days
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