List of Kosmos satellites (1–250)

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The designation Kosmos (Russian: Космос meaning Cosmos) is a generic name given to a large number of Soviet, and subsequently Russian, satellites, the first of which was launched in 1962. Satellites given Kosmos designations include military spacecraft, failed probes to the Moon and the planets, prototypes for crewed spacecraft, and scientific spacecraft. This is a list of satellites with Kosmos designations between 1 and 250.

Designation Type Launch date (GMT) Carrier rocket Function Decay/Destruction* Remarks
Kosmos 1 16 March 1962
11:59		 Kosmos-2I 63S1 Radio technology used to study structure of Ionosphere[1] 25 May 1962 Kapustin Yar launch. Orbit 217 x 980Km. Inclination 49 degrees. Weight-possibly 200kg. Initially classified as Sputnik 11.[2] DS-2 #1, first of two DS-2 satellites
Kosmos 2 6 April 1962
17:15		 Kosmos-2I 63S1 Radioed data on Radiation Belts and Cosmic Rays.[3] 20 August 1963 Kapustin Yar launch. Orbit 212 x 1560Km. Inclination 49 degrees. Weight-possibly 400kg. Initially classified as Sputnik 12.[4]
Kosmos 3 24 April 1962
04:00		 Kosmos-2I 63S1 Radioed data on Radiation Belts and Cosmic Rays.[5] 17 October 1962 Kapustin Yar launch. Orbit 228 x 719Km. Inclination 49 degrees. Weight-possibly 400kg.[6]
Kosmos 4 Zenit-2 26 April 1962
10:02		 Vostok-K 8K72K Military reconnaissance. Measure radiation before and after US nuclear tests.[7] 29 April 1962 Baikonur launch. Orbit 298 x 330Km. Inclination 65 degrees. 5m x 2m dimensions. Weight-about 4 tonnes. First military satellite. First spacecraft to be recovered.[8] orientation system malfunctioned
Kosmos 5 28 May 1962
03:00		 Kosmos-2I 63S1 Technology, Radiation 2 May 1963
Kosmos 6 30 June 1962
16:00		 Kosmos-2I 63S1 Radar target 8 August 1962 DS-P1 #1, first of four DS-P1 satellites
Kosmos 7 Zenit-2 28 July 1962
09:18		 Vostok-2 8A92 Checking for solar flares during the crewed Vostok 3 and Vostok 4 flights.[9] 1 August 1962 Baikonur launch. Orbit 209 x 368Km. Inclination 65 degrees. Weight possibly 4 tonnes.[10]
Kosmos 8 18 August 1962
15:00		 Kosmos-2I 63S1 Technology 17 August 1963 DS-K-8 #1, only DS-K-8 satellite
Kosmos 9 Zenit-2 27 September 1962
09:39		 Vostok-2 8A92 Reconnaissance 1 October 1962
Kosmos 10 Zenit-2 17 October 1962
19:00		 Vostok-2 8A92 Reconnaissance 21 October 1962
Kosmos 11 20 October 1962
04:00		 Kosmos-2I 63S1 Technology 18 May 1964 DS-A1 #1, first of seven DS-A1 satellites
Kosmos 12 Zenit-2 22 December 1962
09:23		 Vostok-2 8A92 Reconnaissance 30 December 1962
Kosmos 13 Zenit-2 21 March 1963
08:30		 Vostok-2 8A92 Reconnaissance 29 March 1962
Kosmos 14 13 April 1963
11:00		 Kosmos-2I 63S1 Technology 29 August 1963 Omega #1, first of two Omega satellites
Kosmos 15 Zenit-2 22 April 1963
08:30		 Vostok-2 8A92 Reconnaissance 27 April 1963
Kosmos 16 Zenit-2 28 April 1963
08:50		 Vostok-2 8A92 Reconnaissance 28 April 1963
Kosmos 17 22 May 1963
03:00		 Kosmos-2I 63S1 Technology 2 June 1965 DS-A1 #2, second of seven DS-A1 satellites
Kosmos 18 Zenit-2 24 May 1963
10:33		 Vostok-2 8A92 Reconnaissance 2 June 1963
Kosmos 19 6 August 1963
06:00		 Kosmos-2I 63S1 Radar target 30 March 1964 DS-P1 #3, third of four DS-P1 satellites
Kosmos 20 Zenit-2 18 October 1963
09:29		 Vostok-2 8A92 Reconnaissance 26 October 1963
Kosmos 21 11 November 1963
06:23		 Molniya 8K78 Venus probe 14 November 1963 Left in Earth orbit after launch failure
Zenit-4 16 November 1963
10:34		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 22 November 1963
Kosmos 23 13 December 1963
14:15		 Kosmos-2I 63S1 Technology 27 March 1964 Omega #2, second of two Omega satellites
Kosmos 24 Zenit-2 19 December 1963
09:28		 Vostok-2 8A92 Reconnaissance 28 December 1963
Kosmos 25 27 February 1964
13:26		 Kosmos-2I 63S1 Radar target 21 November 1964 DS-P1 #4, last of four DS-P1 satellites
Kosmos 26 18 March 1964
15:07		 Kosmos-2I 63S1 Technology 28 September 1964 DS-MG #1, first of two DS-MG satellites
Kosmos 27 27 March 1964
03:24		 Molniya-M 8K78M Venus probe 29 March 1964 Left in Earth orbit after launch failure
Kosmos 28 Zenit-2 4 April 1964
09:36		 Vostok-2 8A92 Reconnaissance 12 April 1964
Kosmos 29 Zenit-2 25 April 1964
10:19		 Vostok-2 8A92 Reconnaissance 3 May 1964
Zenit-4 18 May 1964
09:50		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 26 May 1964
Kosmos 31 6 June 1964
06:00		 Kosmos-2I 63S1 Technology 20 October 1964 DS-MT #2, second of three DS-MT satellites
Kosmos 32 Zenit-2 10 June 1964
10:48		 Vostok-2 8A92 Reconnaissance 18 June 1964
Kosmos 33 Zenit-2 23 June 1964
10:19		 Vostok-2 8A92 Reconnaissance 1 July 1964
Zenit-4 1 July 1964
11:16		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 9 July 1964
Kosmos 35 Zenit-2 15 July 1964
11:31		 Vostok-2 8A92 Reconnaissance 23 July 1964
Kosmos 36 DS-P1-Yu 30 July 1964
03:36		 Kosmos-2I 63S1 Radar target 28 February 1965 DS-P1-Yu #1, first of seventy nine DS-P1-Yu satellites
Kosmos 37 Zenit-2 14 August 1964
09:36		 Vostok-2 8A92 Reconnaissance 22 August 1964
Strela-1 18 August 1964
09:15		 Kosmos-1 65S3 Communication 8 November 1964
Strela-1 Communication 17 November 1964
Strela-1 Communication 18 November 1964
22 August 1964
07:12		 Molniya 8K78 Communication 9 April 2004 Communication antenna failed to deploy[11]
Strela-1 22 August 1964
11:02		 Kosmos-2I 63S1 Communication 19 December 1965
Strela-1 Communication 27 December 1965
Meteor 28 August 1964
16:19		 Vostok-2M 8A92M Weather in orbit
Zenit-4 13 September 1964
09:50		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 18 September 1964
Kosmos 46 Zenit-2 24 September 1964
12:00		 Vostok-2 8A92 Reconnaissance 2 October 1964
Kosmos 47 Voskhod 3KV 6 October 1964
07:12		 Voskhod 11A57 Test 7 October 1964 Prototype Voskhod spacecraft
Kosmos 48 Zenit-2 14 October 1964
09:50		 Vostok-2 8A92 Reconnaissance 20 October 1964
Kosmos 49 24 October 1964
05:16		 Kosmos-2I 63S1 Technology 21 August 1965 DS-MG #1, second and last DS-MG satellite
Kosmos 50 Zenit-2 28 October 1964
10:48		 Vostok-2 8A92 Reconnaissance 5 November 1964* Failed to deorbit, self-destructed[12]
Kosmos 51 9 December 1964
23:02		 Kosmos-2I 63S1 Technology 14 November 1965 DS-MT #3, last of three DS-MT satellites
Kosmos 52 Zenit-2 11 January 1965
09:36		 Vostok-2 8A92 Reconnaissance 19 January 1965
Kosmos 53 30 January 1965
09:36		 Kosmos-2I 63S1 Technology 12 August 1966 DS-A1 #5, fifth of seven DS-A1 satellites
Strela-1 21 February 1965
11:00		 Kosmos-1 65S3 Communication 15 September 1968
Strela-1 Communication 2 February 1968
Strela-1 Communication 2 November 1967
Kosmos 57 Voskhod 3KD 22 February 1965
07:40		 Voskhod 11A57 Test 22 February 1967* Prototype Voskhod spacecraft, accidentally commanded to self-destruct[13]
Meteor 26 February 1965
05:02		 Vostok-2M 8A92M Weather 25 February 1990
Zenit-4 7 March 1965
09:07		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 15 March 1965 Carried prototype Voskhod airlock[13]
Kosmos 60 12 March 1965
09:30		 Molniya-L 8K72L Lunar probe 17 March 1965 Launch failure
Strela-1 15 March 1965
11:00		 Kosmos-1 65S1 Communication 15 January 1968
Strela-1 Communication 24 September 1968
Strela-1 Communication 4 November 1967
Kosmos 64 Zenit-2 25 March 1965
10:04		 Vostok-2 8A92 Reconnaissance 2 April 1965
Zenit-4 17 April 1965
09:50		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 25 April 1965
Kosmos 66 Zenit-2 7 May 1965
09:50		 Vostok-2 8A92 Reconnaissance 15 May 1965
Zenit-4 25 May 1965
10:48		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 2 June 1965
Kosmos 68 Zenit-2 15 June 1965
10:04		 Vostok-2 8A92 Reconnaissance 23 June 1965
Zenit-4 25 June 1965
09:50		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 3 July 1965
Kosmos 70 2 July 1965
06:30		 Kosmos-2I 63S1 Technology 18 December 1966 DS-A1 #7, last of seven DS-A1 satellites
Strela-1 16 July 1965
03:31		 Kosmos-1 65S3 Communication 11 August 1970
Strela-1 Communication 24 August 1979
Strela-1 Communication 20 March 1974
Strela-1 Communication 13 December 1979
Strela-1 Communication 28 September 1979
Kosmos 76 DS-P1-Yu 23 July 1965
04:33		 Kosmos-2I 63S1 Radar target 16 March 1966 DS-P1-Yu #3, third of seventy nine DS-P1-Yu satellites
Zenit-4 3 August 1965
11:02		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 11 August 1965
Kosmos 78 Zenit-2 14 August 1965
11:16		 Vostok-2 8A92 Reconnaissance 22 August 1965
Zenit-4 25 August 1965
10:02		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 2 September 1965
Strela-1 3 September 1965
14:00		 Kosmos-1 65S3 Communication in orbit
Strela-1 Communication in orbit
Strela-1 Communication in orbit
Strela-1 Communication in orbit
Strela-1 Communication in orbit
Zenit-4 9 September 1965
09:36		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 17 September 1965
Strela-1 18 September 1965
07:59		 Kosmos-1 65S3 Communication in orbit
Strela-1 Communication in orbit
Strela-1 Communication in orbit
Strela-1 Communication in orbit
Strela-1 Communication in orbit
Zenit-4 23 September 1965
09:07		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 1 October 1965
Zenit-4 16 October 1965
08:09		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 24 October 1965
Kosmos 93 19 October 1965
05:44		 63S1M[14] Technology 3 January 1966 DS-U2-V #1, first of four DS-U2-V satellites
Zenit-4 28 October 1965
08:24		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 5 November 1965
Kosmos 95 4 November 1965
05:31		 63S1M[14] Technology 18 January 1966 DS-U2-V #2, second of four DS-U2-V satellites
Kosmos 96 3MV-4 23 November 1965
03:21		 Molniya-M 8K78M Venus probe 9 December 1965 Remained in Earth orbit due to launch failure
Kosmos 97 26 November 1965
12:14		 63S1M[14] Measuring masers. Control and communication with other satellites. Theory of Relativity studies.[15] 2 April 1967 DS-U2-M #1, first of two DS-U2-M satellites
Kosmos 98 Zenit-2 27 November 1965
08:24		 Vostok-2 8A92 Reconnaissance 5 December 1965
Kosmos 99 Zenit-2 10 December 1965
08:09		 Vostok-2 8A92 Reconnaissance 18 December 1965
Meteor 17 December 1965
02:24		 Vostok-2M 8A92M Weather 15 February 2002
Kosmos 101 DS-P1-Yu 21 December 1965
06:14		 Kosmos-2I 63S1 Radar target 12 July 1966 DS-P1-Yu #4, fourth of seventy nine DS-P1-Yu satellites
US-A 27 December 1965
22:19		 Soyuz/Vostok 11A510 ELINT 13 January 1966 Prototype
Strela-2 28 December 1965
12:30		 Kosmos-1 65S3 Communication 2 January 1990
Kosmos 104 Zenit-2 7 January 1966
08:24		 Vostok-2 8A92 Reconnaissance 15 January 1966
Kosmos 105 Zenit-2 22 January 1966
08:38		 Vostok-2 8A92 Reconnaissance 30 January 1966
Kosmos 106 25 January 1966
12:28		 63S1M[14] Radar target 14 November 1966 DS-P1-I #1, first of nineteen DS-P1-I satellites
Kosmos 107 Zenit-2 10 February 1966
08:52		 Vostok-2 8A92 Reconnaissance 18 February 1966
Kosmos 108 11 February 1966
18:00		 Kosmos-2I 63S1 Solar 21 November 1966 DS-U1-G #1, first of two DS-U1-G satellites
Zenit-4 19 February 1966
08:52		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 27 February 1966
Kosmos 110 Voskhod 3KV 22 February 1966
20:09		 Voskhod 11A57 Biological 16 March 1966
Kosmos 111 1 March 1966
11:03		 Molniya-M 8K78M Lunar probe 3 March 1966 Launch failure
Kosmos 112 Zenit-2 17 March 1966
10:28		 Vostok-2 8A92 Reconnaissance 25 March 1966
Zenit-4 21 March 1965
09:36		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 29 March 1966
Zenit-4 6 April 1965
11:40		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 14 April 1966
Kosmos 115 Zenit-2 20 April 1966
10:48		 Vostok-2 8A92 Reconnaissance 28 April 1966
Kosmos 116 DS-P1-Yu 26 April 1966
10:04		 63S1M[14] Radar target 3 December 1966 DS-P1-Yu #6, fifth of seventy nine DS-P1-Yu satellites
Kosmos 117 Zenit-2 6 May 1966
11:02		 Vostok-2 8A92 Reconnaissance 14 May 1966
Meteor 11 May 1966
14:09		 Vostok-2M 8A92M Weather 23 November 1988
Kosmos 119 24 May 1966
05:31		 Kosmos-2I 63SM Ionospheric 30 November 1966 DS-U2-I #1, first of three DS-U2-I satellites
Kosmos 120 Zenit-2 8 June 1966
11:02		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 16 June 1966
Zenit-4 17 June 1965
11:00		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 25 June 1966
Kosmos 122 Meteor 25 June 1966
10:19		 Vostok-2M 8A92M Weather In orbit The launch was witnessed by President Charles de Gaulle.[16]
Kosmos 123 DS-P1-Yu 8 July 1966
05:31		 Kosmos-2I 63S1 Radar target 10 December 1966 DS-P1-Yu #5, sixth of seventy nine DS-P1-Yu satellites
Kosmos 124 Zenit-2 14 July 1966
10:33		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 22 July 1966
US-A 20 July 1966
09:07		 Soyuz/Vostok 11A510 ELINT 2 August 1966 Prototype
Zenit-4 28 July 1966
10:48		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 6 August 1966
Zenit-4 8 August 1966
11:16		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 16 August 1966
Zenit-4 27 August 1966
09:50		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 4 September 1966
Kosmos 129 Zenit-2 14 October 1966
12:13		 Vostok-2 8A92 Reconnaissance 21 October 1966
Zenit-4 20 October 1966
08:52		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 28 October 1966
Zenit-4 12 November 1966
09:50		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 20 November 1966
Kosmos 132 Zenit-2 19 November 1966
08:09		 Vostok-2 8A92 Reconnaissance 27 November 1966
Kosmos 133 Soyuz 7K-OK 28 November 1966
11:00		 Soyuz 11A511 Test 30 November 1966 Prototype Soyuz, attitude control system failed, self-destructed during reentry[17]
Zenit-4 3 December 1966
08:09		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 11 December 1966
Kosmos 135 12 December 1966
20:38		 Kosmos-2I 63SM Micrometeoroids 12 April 1967 DS-U2-MP #1, first of two DS-U2-MP satellites
Kosmos 136 Zenit-2 19 December 1966
12:00		 Vostok-2 8A92 Reconnaissance 27 December 1966
Kosmos 137 21 December 1966
13:12		 Kosmos-2I 63S1 Magnetospheric 23 November 1967 DS-U2-D #1, first of two DS-U2-D satellites
Kosmos 138 Zenit-2 19 January 1967
12:39		 Vostok-2 8A92 Reconnaissance 27 January 1967
25 January 1967
13:55		 8K69 FOBS 25 January 1967 Successful test, hit Kapustin Yar
Kosmos 140 Soyuz 7K-OK 7 February 1967
03:20		 Soyuz 11A511 Test 9 February 1967 Prototype Soyuz
Zenit-4 8 February 1967
10:19		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 16 February 1967
Kosmos 142 14 February 1967
10:04		 Kosmos-2I 63SM Ionospheric 6 July 1967 DS-U2-I #2, second of three DS-U2-I satellites
Kosmos 143 Zenit-2 27 February 1967
08:45		 Vostok-2 8A92 Reconnaissance 7 March 1967
Kosmos 144 Meteor 28 February 1967
14:34:59		 Vostok-2M 8A92M Weather 14 September 1982 Onboard TV and infrared photography technology provided coverage of about 8% of the surface of the Earth - Kosmos 144 produced pictures of cloud and of snow and ice fields. Data on radiation streams reflected and emitted by the Earth and the Earth's atmosphere over about 20% of the Earths surface were provided on each orbit.[18]
Kosmos 145 3 March 1967
06:44:58		 Kosmos-2I 63SM Technology 8 March 1968 DS-U2-M #2, second and last DS-U2-M satellite
Kosmos 146 10 March 1967
11:30		 Proton-K/D 8K72K Test 22 March 1967 Prototype Lunar Soyuz, recovery not attempted
Kosmos 147 Zenit-2 13 March 1967
12:10		 Vostok-2 8A92 Reconnaissance 21 March 1967
Kosmos 148 16 March 1967
17:30		 Kosmos-2I 63SM Radar target 7 May 1967 DS-P1-I #2, second of nineteen DS-P1-I satellites
Kosmos 149 21 March 1967
10:07		 Kosmos-2I 63SM Technology 7 April 1967 DS-MO #1, first of two DS-MO satellites
Zenit-4 22 March 1967
12:44		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 30 March 1967
Strela-2 24 March 1967
11:50		 Kosmos-3 11K65 Communication 6 May 1991
Kosmos 152 DS-P1-Yu 25 March 1967
06:59		 Kosmos-2I 63SM Radar target 5 August 1967 DS-P1-Yu #7, seventh of seventy nine DS-P1-Yu satellites
Zenit-2 4 April 1967
14:00		 Vostok-2 8A92 Reconnaissance 12 April 1967
Kosmos 154 8 April 1967
09:07		 Proton-K/D 8K72K Test 10 April 1967 Prototype Lunar Soyuz
Zenit-4 12 April 1967
10:51		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 12 April 1967
Kosmos 156 Meteor 27 April 1967
12:50		 Vostok-2M 8A92M Weather 23 October 1989 Onboard TV and infrared photography technology provided coverage of about 8% of the surface of the Earth - Kosmos 156 produced pictures of cloud and of snow and ice fields. Data on radiation streams reflected and emitted by the Earth and the Earth's atmosphere over about 20% of the Earths surface were provided on each orbit.[19]
Zenit-2 12 May 1967
10:30		 Vostok-2 8A92 Reconnaissance 20 May 1967
15 May 1967
11:00		 Kosmos-3M 11K65M Navigation in orbit
Kosmos 159 16 May 1967
21:43:57		 Molniya-M 8K78M Uncrewed lunar spacecraft 11 November 1967
17 May 1967
16:05		 8K69 FOBS 17 May 1967
Zenit-4 22 May 1967
14:00		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 30 May 1967
Zenit-4 1 June 1967
10:40		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 9 June 1967
Kosmos 163 5 June 1967
05:03		 Kosmos-2I 63SM Micrometeoroids 11 October 1967 DS-U2-MP #2, second and last DS-U2-MP
Zenit-2 8 June 1967
13:00		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 14 June 1967
Kosmos 165 DS-P1-Yu 12 June 1967
18:06		 Kosmos-2I 63SM Radar target 15 January 1968 DS-P1-Yu #11, eighth of seventy nine DS-P1-Yu satellites
Kosmos 166 16 June 1967
04:44		 Kosmos-2I 63SM Solar 25 October 1967 DS-U3-S #1, first of two DS-U3-S satellites
Kosmos 167 17 June 1967
02:36		 Molniya-M 8K78M Venus probe 25 June 1967 Remained in Earth orbit after upper stage malfunction
Zenit-2 4 July 1967
05:59		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 12 July 1967
17 July 1967
16:45		 8K69 FOBS 17 July 1967
31 July 1967
16:45		 8K69 FOBS 31 July 1967
8 August 1967
16:05		 8K69 FOBS 8 August 1967
Zenit-4 9 August 1967
05:45		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 17 August 1967
Kosmos 173 DS-P1-Yu 24 August 1967
04:59		 Kosmos-2I 63SM Radar target 17 December 1967 DS-P1-Yu #8, ninth of seventy nine DS-P1-Yu satellites
31 August 1967
08:00		 Molniya-M 8K78M Communication 30 December 1968 Spacecraft failed
Zenit-4 11 September 1967
10:30		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 19 September 1967
Kosmos 176 DS-P1-Yu 12 September 1967
17:00		 Kosmos-2I 63SM Radar target 3 March 1968 DS-P1-Yu #10, tenth of seventy nine DS-P1-Yu satellites
Zenit-2 16 September 1967
06:06		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 24 September 1967
19 September 1967
14:45		 8K69 FOBS 19 September 1967
22 September 1967
14:05		 8K69 FOBS 22 September 1967
Zenit-2 26 September 1967
10:20		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 4 October 1967
Zenit-2 11 October 1967
11:30		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 19 October 1967
Zenit-4 16 October 1967
08:00		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 24 October 1967
18 October 1967
13:30		 8K69 FOBS 18 October 1967
Meteor 24 October 1967
22:49		 Vostok-2M 8A92M Weather 2 April 1989 Orbit 628km circular. Inclination 81 degrees. Kosmos 184 was 20 minutes ahead of Meteor satellite Kosmos 206 on the same circular orbit. Kosmos 206 was able to check data from Kosmos 184.[20]
IS-A 27 October 1967
02:21		 Tsyklon-2A 11K67 ASAT test 14 January 1969
Kosmos 186 Soyuz 7K-OK 27 October 1967
09:29		 Soyuz 11A511 Test 31 October 1967 Carried out the world's first ever automatic docking, and the Soviet Union's first ever docking of any kind.[21] Prototype Soyuz, docked with Kosmos 188
28 October 1967
13:15		 8K69 FOBS 28 October 1967
Kosmos 188 Soyuz 7K-OK 30 October 1967
08:12		 Soyuz 11A511 Test 2 November 1967 Was the passive docking target for active craft Kosmos 186. The two Kosmos crafts carried out the world's first ever automatic docking. The docking was the Soviet Union's first ever docking of any kind.[22] Prototype Soyuz, docked with Kosmos 186
30 October 1967
17:59		 Kosmos-3M 11K65M ELINT 8 June 1978
Zenit-4 3 November 1967
11:20		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 11 November 1967
Kosmos 191 DS-P1-Yu 21 November 1967
14:29		 Kosmos-2I 63SM Radar target 2 March 1968 DS-P1-Yu #9, eleventh of seventy nine DS-P1-Yu satellites
Tsiklon 23 November 1967
15:00		 Kosmos-3M 11K65M Navigation in orbit Orbit just below 800km. Inclination 74 degrees. This was the first USSR Navsat Kosmos satellite.[23] Spewed about 20 debris on its orbit in Aug. 30, 2009. This was possibly due to impact with unknown object or due to breach of pressurized compartment [24]
Zenit-2 25 November 1967
11:30		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 3 December 1967
Zenit-4 3 December 1967
12:00		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 11 December 1967
Zenit-2 16 December 1967
12:00		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 24 December 1967
Kosmos 196 19 December 1967
06:30		 Kosmos-2I 63S1 Solar 7 July 1968 DS-U1-G #2, second of two DS-U1-G satellites
Kosmos 197 26 December 1967
09:01		 Kosmos-2I 63SM Technology 30 January 1968 DS-U2-V #3, third of four DS-U2-V satellites
US-A 27 December 1967
11:28		 Tsyklon-2A 11K67 .[25] in orbit Baikonur launch. Orbit 249 x 270km. Inclination 65 degrees. Weight-possibly 3,500kg. First development flight of nuclear-powered radar ocean surveillance satellite. On 29 December 1967 the satellite was maneuvered to a storage orbit of 894 x 952km.[26]
Zenit-2 16 January 1968
12:00		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 30 January 1968
19 January 1968
21:59		 Kosmos-3M 11K65M ELINT 24 February 1973
Zenit-4 6 February 1968
08:00		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 14 February 1968
Kosmos 202 20 February 1968
10:03		 Kosmos-2I 63SM Technology 24 March 1968 DS-U2-V #4, fourth and last DS-U2-V satellite
Sfera 20 February 1968
16:00		 Kosmos-3M 11K65M Geodesy in orbit
Kosmos 204 5 March 1968
11:20		 Kosmos-2I 63SM Radar target 2 March 1969 DS-P1-I #1, third of nineteen DS-P1-I satellites
Zenit-2 5 March 1968
12:30		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 13 March 1968
Meteor 14 March 1968
09:34		 Vostok-2M 8A92M Weather 22 April 1989 Orbit 628km circular. Inclination 81 degrees. Kosmos 206 was 20 minutes behind meteor satellite Kosmos 184 and on the same orbit. Kosmos 206 was able to check the data of Kosmos 184.[27]
Zenit-4 16 March 1968
12:30		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 24 March 1968
Zenit-2M 21 March 1968
09:50		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 2 April 1968
US-A 22 March 1968
09:30		 Tsyklon-2A 11K67 Reconnaissance in orbit
Zenit-2 3 April 1968
11:00		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 11 April 1968
Kosmos 211 DS-P1-Yu 9 April 1968
11:26		 Kosmos-2I 63SM Radar target 10 November 1968 DS-P1-Yu #13, twelfth of seventy nine DS-P1-Yu satellites
Kosmos 212 Soyuz 7K-OK 14 April 1968
10:00		 Soyuz 11A51 Test 19 April 1968 Prototype Soyuz, docked with Kosmos 213
Kosmos 213 Soyuz 7K-OK 15 April 1968
06:34		 Soyuz 11A51 Test 20 April 1968 Prototype Soyuz, docked with Kosmos 212
Kosmos 214 Zenit-4 18 April 1968
10:30		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 26 April 1968
Kosmos 215 18 April 1968
22:29		 Kosmos-2I 63SM Solar/Astronomy 30 June 1968 DS-U1-A #1, only DS-U1-A satellite to be launched
Zenit-2 20 April 1968
10:30		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 28 April 1968
24 April 1968
16:00		 Tsyklon-2A 11K67 ASAT target 26 April 1968 Failed to separate from carrier rocket, interceptor not launched.[28]
25 April 1968
00:43		 8K69 FOBS 25 April 1968
Kosmos 219 26 April 1968
04:42		 Kosmos-2I 63SM Magnetospheric 2 March 1969 DS-U2-D #2, final DS-U2-D
Tsiklon 7 May 1968
13:58		 Kosmos-3M 11K65M Navigation in orbit
Kosmos 221 DS-P1-Yu 24 May 1968
07:04		 Kosmos-2I 63SM Radar target 31 August 1969 DS-P1-Yu #14, thirteenth of seventy nine DS-P1-Yu satellites
Kosmos 222 DS-P1-Yu 30 May 1968
20:29		 Kosmos-2I 63SM Radar target 11 October 1968 DS-P1-Yu #12, fourteenth of seventy nine DS-P1-Yu satellites
Zenit-2 1 June 1968
10:50		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 9 June 1968
Zenit-4 4 June 1968
06:45		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 12 June 1968
Kosmos 225 11 June 1968
21:29		 Kosmos-2I 63SM Mangetospheric 2 November 1968 DS-U1-Ya #1, second of two DS-U1-Ya satellites, but the only one to reach orbit
Meteor 12 June 1968
13:14		 Vostok-2M 8A92M Weather 18 October 1983
Zenit-4 18 June 1968
06:15		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 26 June 1968
Zenit-2M 21 June 1968
12:00		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 3 July 1968
Zenit-4 26 June 1968
11:00		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 4 July 1968
Kosmos 230 5 July 1968
06:59		 Kosmos-2I 63SM Solar 2 November 1968 DS-U3-S #2, second of two DS-U3-S satellites
Zenit-2 10 July 1968
19:49		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 18 July 1968
Zenit-4 16 July 1968
13:10		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 24 July 1968
Kosmos 233 DS-P1-Yu 18 July 1968
19:59		 Kosmos-2I 63SM Radar target 7 February 1969 DS-P1-Yu #15, fifteenth of seventy nine DS-P1-Yu satellites
Zenit-4 30 July 1968
07:00		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 5 August 1968
Zenit-2 9 August 1968
07:00		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 17 August 1968
Strela-2 27 August 1968
11:29		 Kosmos-3 11K65 Communication 4 March 1990
Zenit-4 27 August 1968
12:29		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 4 September 1968
Kosmos 238 Soyuz 7K-OK 28 August 1968
10:00		 Soyuz 11A51 Test 1 September 1968 Prototype Soyuz, final test before resumption of crewed flights
Zenit-4 5 September 1968
07:00		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 13 September 1968
Zenit-2 14 September 1968
06:50		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 21 September 1968
Zenit-4 16 September 1968
12:30		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 24 September 1968
Kosmos 242 20 September 1968
14:39		 Kosmos-2I 63SM Radar target 13 November 1968 DS-P1-I #4, fourth of nineteen DS-P1-I satellites
Zenit-2M 23 September 1968
07:39		 Voskhod 11A57 Studied heat emission from the Earth and the Earth's atmosphere.[29] 4 October 1968 Baikonur launch. Orbit 209 x 319km. Inclination 71 degrees. Weight 6 tonnes. The first satellite to study heat emission from Earth and its atmosphere. An Antarctic ice map was able to be made. Moisture content of the atmosphere was able to be recorded. Central points of intensive precipitation hidden by dense clouds were able to be discovered. Water surface temperatures for large parts of the Pacific Ocean were able to be mapped in less than the time of one orbit. Kosmos 243 was probably recovered after 11 days.[30]
2 October 1968
13:35		 8K69 FOBS 2 October 1968 red
Kosmos 245 DS-P1-Yu 3 October 1968
12:58		 Kosmos-2I 63SM Radar target 15 January 1969 DS-P1-Yu #16, sixteenth of seventy nine DS-P1-Yu satellites
Zenit-4 7 October 1968
12:05		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 12 October 1968
Zenit-2 11 October 1968
12:05		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 19 October 1968
19 October 1968
04:20		 Tsyklon-2A 11K67 ASAT target 1 November 1968* Intercepted by during non-destructive tests before being destroyed by [28]
IS-A 20 October 1968
04:02		 Tsyklon-2A 11K67 ASAT 20 October 1968* Intercepted during non-destructive test,[31] subsequently self-destructed
19 January 1968
22:00		 Kosmos-3M 11K65M ELINT 15 February 1978
* — satellite was destroyed in orbit rather than decaying and burning up in the Earth's atmosphere

See also[]

  • List of USA satellites

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