1966 · Soviet Space Program
DS-K-40 2
failureKosmos-2I 63S1 | DS-K-40 2
DS-K-40 was a series of experimental ELINT satellites developed by Yuzhnoye to test technologies for the Tselina-O program.
Overview
- Date / time
- February 21, 1966 at 01:30 PM UTC
- Outcome
- failure
- Launch site
- 86/1
- Mission
- DS-K-40 2
- Mission type
- Government/Top Secret
- Orbit achieved
- Low Earth Orbit