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| Mission type | ABM radar target |
|---|---|
| COSPAR ID | 1969-020A |
| SATCAT no. | 03773 |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | DS-P1-Yu |
| Manufacturer | Yuzhnoye |
| Launch mass | 250 kilograms (550 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 5 March 1969, 13:04:55 UTC |
| Rocket | Kosmos-2I 63SM |
| Launch site | Kapustin Yar 86/4 |
| End of mission | |
| Decay date | 9 May 1970 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee altitude | 212 kilometres (132 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 2,063 kilometres (1,282 mi) |
| Inclination | 48.4 degrees |
| Period | 108 minutes |
Kosmos 268 (Russian: Космос 268 meaning Cosmos 268), known before launch as DS-P1-Yu No.18, was a Soviet satellite which was used as a radar calibration target for tests of anti-ballistic missiles. It was a 250-kilogram (550 lb) spacecraft, which was built by the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau, and launched in 1969 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme.[1]
- ^ Wade, Mark. "DS-P1-Yu". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 2 June 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2009.
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