List of Kosmos satellites (1–250) explained

See main article: List of Kosmos satellites. 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.

DesignationTypeLaunch date (GMT)Carrier rocketFunctionDecay/Destruction*Remarks
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 980 km. Inclination 49 degrees. Weight-possibly 200 kg. Initially classified as Sputnik 11. DS-2 #1, first of two DS-2 satellites
6 April 1962
17:15 		Kosmos-2I 63S1 Radioed data on Radiation Belts and Cosmic Rays. 20 August 1963 Kapustin Yar launch. Orbit 212 x 1560 km. Inclination 49 degrees. Weight-possibly 400 kg. Initially classified as Sputnik 12.
24 April 1962
04:00 		Kosmos-2I 63S1 Radioed data on Radiation Belts and Cosmic Rays. 17 October 1962 Kapustin Yar launch. Orbit 228 x 719 km. Inclination 49 degrees. Weight-possibly 400 kg.
26 April 1962
10:02 		Vostok-K 8K72K Military reconnaissance. Measure radiation before and after US nuclear tests. 29 April 1962 Baikonur launch. Orbit 298 x 330 km. Inclination 65 degrees. 5m x 2m dimensions. Weight-about 4 tonnes. First military satellite. First spacecraft to be recovered. orientation system malfunctioned
28 May 1962
03:00 		Kosmos-2I 63S1 Technology, Radiation 2 May 1963
30 June 1962
16:00 		Kosmos-2I 63S1 Radar target 8 August 1962 DS-P1 #1, first of four DS-P1 satellites
28 July 1962
09:18 		Vostok-2 8A92 Checking for solar flares during the crewed Vostok 3 and Vostok 4 flights. 1 August 1962 Baikonur launch. Orbit 209 x 368 km. Inclination 65 degrees. Weight possibly 4 tonnes.
18 August 1962
15:00 		Kosmos-2I 63S1 Technology 17 August 1963 DS-K-8 #1, only DS-K-8 satellite
27 September 1962
09:39 		Vostok-2 8A92 Reconnaissance 1 October 1962
17 October 1962
19:00 		Vostok-2 8A92 Reconnaissance 21 October 1962
20 October 1962
04:00 		Kosmos-2I 63S1 Technology 18 May 1964 DS-A1 #1, first of seven DS-A1 satellites
22 December 1962
09:23 		Vostok-2 8A92 Reconnaissance 30 December 1962
21 March 1963
08:30 		Vostok-2 8A92 Reconnaissance 29 March 1962
13 April 1963
11:00 		Kosmos-2I 63S1 Technology 29 August 1963 Omega #1, first of two Omega satellites
22 April 1963
08:30 		Vostok-2 8A92 Reconnaissance 27 April 1963
28 April 1963
08:50 		Vostok-2 8A92 Reconnaissance 28 April 1963
22 May 1963
03:00 		Kosmos-2I 63S1 Technology 2 June 1965 DS-A1 #2, second of seven DS-A1 satellites
24 May 1963
10:33 		Vostok-2 8A92 Reconnaissance 2 June 1963
6 August 1963
06:00 		Kosmos-2I 63S1 Radar target 30 March 1964 DS-P1 #3, third of four DS-P1 satellites
18 October 1963
09:29 		Vostok-2 8A92 Reconnaissance 26 October 1963
11 November 1963
06:23 		Molniya 8K78 Venus probe 14 November 1963 Left in Earth orbit after launch failure
16 November 1963
10:34 		Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 22 November 1963
13 December 1963
14:15 		Kosmos-2I 63S1 Technology 27 March 1964 Omega #2, second of two Omega satellites
19 December 1963
09:28 		Vostok-2 8A92 Reconnaissance 28 December 1963
27 February 1964
13:26 		Kosmos-2I 63S1 Radar target 21 November 1964 DS-P1 #4, last of four DS-P1 satellites
18 March 1964
15:07 		Kosmos-2I 63S1 Technology 28 September 1964 DS-MG #1, first of two DS-MG satellites
27 March 1964
03:24 		Molniya-M 8K78M Venus probe 29 March 1964 Left in Earth orbit after launch failure
4 April 1964
09:36 		Vostok-2 8A92 Reconnaissance 12 April 1964
25 April 1964
10:19 		Vostok-2 8A92 Reconnaissance 3 May 1964
18 May 1964
09:50 		Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 26 May 1964
6 June 1964
06:00 		Kosmos-2I 63S1 Technology 20 October 1964 DS-MT #2, second of three DS-MT satellites
10 June 1964
10:48 		Vostok-2 8A92 Reconnaissance 18 June 1964
23 June 1964
10:19 		Vostok-2 8A92 Reconnaissance 1 July 1964
1 July 1964
11:16 		Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 9 July 1964
15 July 1964
11:31 		Vostok-2 8A92 Reconnaissance 23 July 1964
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
14 August 1964
09:36 		Vostok-2 8A92 Reconnaissance 22 August 1964
18 August 1964
09:15 		Kosmos-1 65S3 Communication 8 November 1964
Communication 17 November 1964
Communication 18 November 1964
22 August 1964
07:12 		Molniya 8K78 Communication 9 April 2004 Communication antenna failed to deploy[2]
22 August 1964
11:02 		Kosmos-2I 63S1 Communication 19 December 1965
Communication 27 December 1965
28 August 1964
16:19 		Vostok-2M 8A92M Weather in orbit
13 September 1964
09:50 		Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 18 September 1964
24 September 1964
12:00 		Vostok-2 8A92 Reconnaissance 2 October 1964
6 October 1964
07:12 		Voskhod 11A57 Test 7 October 1964 Prototype Voskhod spacecraft
14 October 1964
09:50 		Vostok-2 8A92 Reconnaissance 20 October 1964
24 October 1964
05:16 		Kosmos-2I 63S1 Technology 21 August 1965 DS-MG #1, second and last DS-MG satellite
28 October 1964
10:48 		Vostok-2 8A92 Reconnaissance 5 November 1964* Failed to deorbit, self-destructed[3]
9 December 1964
23:02 		Kosmos-2I 63S1 Technology 14 November 1965 DS-MT #3, last of three DS-MT satellites
11 January 1965
09:36 		Vostok-2 8A92 Reconnaissance 19 January 1965
30 January 1965
09:36 		Kosmos-2I 63S1 Technology 12 August 1966 DS-A1 #5, fifth of seven DS-A1 satellites
21 February 1965
11:00 		Kosmos-1 65S3 Communication 15 September 1968
Communication 2 February 1968
Communication 2 November 1967
22 February 1965
07:40 		Voskhod 11A57 Test 22 February 1967* Prototype Voskhod spacecraft, accidentally commanded to self-destruct[4]
26 February 1965
05:02 		Vostok-2M 8A92M Weather 25 February 1990
7 March 1965
09:07 		Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 15 March 1965 Carried prototype Voskhod airlock
12 March 1965
09:30 		Molniya-L 8K72L Lunar probe 17 March 1965 Launch failure
15 March 1965
11:00 		Kosmos-1 65S1 Communication 15 January 1968
Communication 24 September 1968
Communication 4 November 1967
25 March 1965
10:04 		Vostok-2 8A92 Reconnaissance 2 April 1965
17 April 1965
09:50 		Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 25 April 1965
7 May 1965
09:50 		Vostok-2 8A92 Reconnaissance 15 May 1965
25 May 1965
10:48 		Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 2 June 1965
15 June 1965
10:04 		Vostok-2 8A92 Reconnaissance 23 June 1965
25 June 1965
09:50 		Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 3 July 1965
2 July 1965
06:30 		Kosmos-2I 63S1 Technology 18 December 1966 DS-A1 #7, last of seven DS-A1 satellites
16 July 1965
03:31 		Kosmos-1 65S3 Communication 11 August 1970
Communication 24 August 1979
Communication 20 March 1974
Communication 13 December 1979
Communication 28 September 1979
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
3 August 1965
11:02 		Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 11 August 1965
14 August 1965
11:16 		Vostok-2 8A92 Reconnaissance 22 August 1965
25 August 1965
10:02 		Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 2 September 1965
3 September 1965
14:00 		Kosmos-1 65S3 Communication in orbit
Communication in orbit
Communication in orbit
Communication in orbit
Communication in orbit
9 September 1965
09:36 		Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 17 September 1965
18 September 1965
07:59 		Kosmos-1 65S3 Communication in orbit
Communication in orbit
Communication in orbit
Communication in orbit
Communication in orbit

09:07 		Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 1 October 1965
16 October 1965
08:09 		Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 24 October 1965
19 October 1965
05:44 		Kosmos-2M 63S1M[5] Technology 3 January 1966 DS-U2-V #1, first of four DS-U2-V satellites
28 October 1965
08:24 		Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 5 November 1965
4 November 1965
05:31 		Kosmos-2M 63S1M Technology 18 January 1966 DS-U2-V #2, second of four DS-U2-V satellites
23 November 1965
03:21 		Molniya-M 8K78M Venus probe 9 December 1965 Remained in Earth orbit due to launch failure
26 November 1965
12:14 		Kosmos-2M 63S1M Measuring masers. Control and communication with other satellites. Theory of Relativity studies.[6] 2 April 1967 DS-U2-M #1, first of two DS-U2-M satellites
27 November 1965
08:24 		Vostok-2 8A92 Reconnaissance 5 December 1965
10 December 1965
08:09 		Vostok-2 8A92 Reconnaissance 18 December 1965
17 December 1965
02:24 		Vostok-2M 8A92M Weather 15 February 2002
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
27 December 1965
22:19 		ELINT 13 January 1966 Prototype
28 December 1965
12:30 		Kosmos-1 65S3 Communication 2 January 1990
7 January 1966
08:24 		Vostok-2 8A92 Reconnaissance 15 January 1966
22 January 1966
08:38 		Vostok-2 8A92 Reconnaissance 30 January 1966
25 January 1966
12:28 		Kosmos-2M 63S1M Radar target 14 November 1966 DS-P1-I #1, first of nineteen DS-P1-I satellites
10 February 1966
08:52 		Vostok-2 8A92 Reconnaissance 18 February 1966
11 February 1966
18:00 		Kosmos-2I 63S1 21 November 1966 DS-U1-G #1, first of two DS-U1-G satellites
19 February 1966
08:52 		Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 27 February 1966
22 February 1966
20:09 		Voskhod 11A57 Biological 16 March 1966
1 March 1966
11:03 		Molniya-M 8K78M Lunar probe 3 March 1966 Launch failure
17 March 1966
10:28 		Vostok-2 8A92 Reconnaissance 25 March 1966
21 March 1966
09:36 		Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 29 March 1966
6 April 1966
11:40 		Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 14 April 1966
20 April 1966
10:48 		Vostok-2 8A92 Reconnaissance 28 April 1966
26 April 1966
10:04 		Kosmos-2M 63S1M Radar target 3 December 1966 DS-P1-Yu #6, fifth of seventy nine DS-P1-Yu satellites
6 May 1966
11:02 		Vostok-2 8A92 Reconnaissance 14 May 1966
11 May 1966
14:09 		Vostok-2M 8A92M Weather 23 November 1988
24 May 1966
05:31 		Kosmos-2I 63SM Ionospheric 30 November 1966 DS-U2-I #1, first of three DS-U2-I satellites
8 June 1966
11:02 		Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 16 June 1966
17 June 1966
11:00 		Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 25 June 1966
25 June 1966
10:19 		Vostok-2M 8A92M Weather In orbit The launch was witnessed by President Charles de Gaulle.
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
14 July 1966
10:33 		Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 22 July 1966
20 July 1966
09:07 		Soyuz/Vostok 11A510 ELINT 2 August 1966 Prototype
28 July 1966
10:48 		Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 6 August 1966
8 August 1966
11:16 		Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 16 August 1966
27 August 1966
09:50 		Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 4 September 1966
14 October 1966
12:13 		Vostok-2 8A92 Reconnaissance 21 October 1966
20 October 1966
08:52 		Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 28 October 1966
12 November 1966
09:50 		Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 20 November 1966
19 November 1966
08:09 		Vostok-2 8A92 Reconnaissance 27 November 1966
28 November 1966
11:00 		Soyuz 11A511 Test 30 November 1966 Prototype Soyuz, attitude control system failed, self-destructed during reentry[7]
3 December 1966
08:09 		Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 11 December 1966
12 December 1966
20:38 		Kosmos-2I 63SM Micrometeoroids 12 April 1967 DS-U2-MP #1, first of two DS-U2-MP satellites
19 December 1966
12:00 		Vostok-2 8A92 Reconnaissance 27 December 1966
21 December 1966
13:12 		Kosmos-2I 63S1 Magnetospheric 23 November 1967 DS-U2-D #1, first of two DS-U2-D satellites
19 January 1967
12:39 		Vostok-2 8A92 Reconnaissance 27 January 1967
25 January 1967
13:55 		R-36O 8K69 25 January 1967 Successful test, hit Kapustin Yar
7 February 1967
03:20 		Soyuz 11A511 Test 9 February 1967 Prototype Soyuz
8 February 1967
10:19 		Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 16 February 1967
14 February 1967
10:04 		Kosmos-2I 63SM Ionospheric 6 July 1967 DS-U2-I #2, second of three DS-U2-I satellites
27 February 1967
08:45 		Vostok-2 8A92 Reconnaissance 7 March 1967
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.
3 March 1967
06:44:58 		Kosmos-2I 63SM Technology 8 March 1968 DS-U2-M #2, second and last DS-U2-M satellite
10 March 1967
11:30 		Proton-K/D 8K72K Test 22 March 1967 Prototype Lunar Soyuz, recovery not attempted
13 March 1967
12:10 		Vostok-2 8A92 Reconnaissance 21 March 1967
16 March 1967
17:30 		Kosmos-2I 63SM Radar target 7 May 1967 DS-P1-I #2, second of nineteen DS-P1-I satellites
21 March 1967
10:07 		Kosmos-2I 63SM Technology 7 April 1967 DS-MO #1, first of two DS-MO satellites
22 March 1967
12:44 		Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 30 March 1967
24 March 1967
11:50 		Kosmos-3 11K65 Communication 6 May 1991
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
4 April 1967
14:00 		Vostok-2 8A92 Reconnaissance 12 April 1967
8 April 1967
09:07 		Proton-K/D 8K72K Test 10 April 1967 Prototype Lunar Soyuz
12 April 1967
10:51 		Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 12 April 1967
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.
12 May 1967
10:30 		Vostok-2 8A92 Reconnaissance 20 May 1967
15 May 1967
11:00 		Kosmos-3M 11K65M Navigation in orbit
16 May 1967
21:43:57 		Molniya-M 8K78M Uncrewed lunar spacecraft 11 November 1967
17 May 1967
16:05 		R-36O 8K69 17 May 1967
22 May 1967
14:00 		Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 30 May 1967
1 June 1967
10:40 		Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 9 June 1967
5 June 1967
05:03 		Kosmos-2I 63SM Micrometeoroids 11 October 1967 DS-U2-MP #2, second and last DS-U2-MP
8 June 1967
13:00 		Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 14 June 1967
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
16 June 1967
04:44 		Kosmos-2I 63SM Solar 25 October 1967 DS-U3-S #1, first of two DS-U3-S satellites
17 June 1967
02:36 		Molniya-M 8K78M Venus probe 25 June 1967 Remained in Earth orbit after upper stage malfunction
4 July 1967
05:59 		Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 12 July 1967
17 July 1967
16:45 		R-36O 8K69 17 July 1967
31 July 1967
16:45 		R-36O 8K69 31 July 1967 Explained as test of new parachute system for Soyuz[8]
8 August 1967
16:05 		R-36O 8K69 8 August 1967 Explained as test of new parachute system for Soyuz
9 August 1967
05:45 		Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 17 August 1967
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
11 September 1967
10:30 		Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 19 September 1967
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
16 September 1967
06:06 		Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 24 September 1967
19 September 1967
14:45 		R-36O 8K69 19 September 1967
22 September 1967
14:05 		R-36O 8K69 22 September 1967
26 September 1967
10:20 		Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 4 October 1967
11 October 1967
11:30 		Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 19 October 1967
16 October 1967
08:00 		Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 24 October 1967
18 October 1967
13:30 		R-36O 8K69 18 October 1967
24 October 1967
22:49 		Vostok-2M 8A92M Weather 2 April 1989 Orbit 628 km 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.
27 October 1967
02:21 		Tsyklon-2A 11K67 ASAT test 14 January 1969
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. Prototype Soyuz, docked with Kosmos 188
28 October 1967
13:15 		R-36O 8K69 28 October 1967
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. Prototype Soyuz, docked with Kosmos 186
30 October 1967
17:59 		Kosmos-3M 11K65M 8 June 1978
3 November 1967
11:20 		Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 11 November 1967
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
23 November 1967
15:00 		Kosmos-3M 11K65M Navigation in orbit Orbit just below 800 km. Inclination 74 degrees. This was the first USSR Navsat Kosmos satellite.[9] 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 [10]
25 November 1967
11:30 		Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 3 December 1967
3 December 1967
12:00 		Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 11 December 1967
16 December 1967
12:00 		Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 24 December 1967
19 December 1967
06:30 		Kosmos-2I 63S1 7 July 1968 DS-U1-G #2, second of two DS-U1-G satellites
26 December 1967
09:01 		Kosmos-2I 63SM Technology 30 January 1968 DS-U2-V #3, third of four DS-U2-V satellites
27 December 1967
11:28 		Tsyklon-2A 11K67 Radar Ocean Surveillance. in orbit Baikonur launch. Orbit 249 x 270 km. Inclination 65 degrees. Weight-possibly 3,500 kg. 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 952 km.
16 January 1968
12:00 		Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 30 January 1968
19 January 1968
21:59 		Kosmos-3M 11K65M 24 February 1973
6 February 1968
08:00 		Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 14 February 1968
20 February 1968
10:03 		Kosmos-2I 63SM Technology 24 March 1968 DS-U2-V #4, fourth and last DS-U2-V satellite
20 February 1968
16:00 		Kosmos-3M 11K65M in orbit
5 March 1968
11:20 		Kosmos-2I 63SM Radar target 2 March 1969 DS-P1-I #1, third of nineteen DS-P1-I satellites
5 March 1968
12:30 		Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 13 March 1968
14 March 1968
09:34 		Vostok-2M 8A92M Weather 22 April 1989 Orbit 628 km 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.
16 March 1968
12:30 		Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 24 March 1968
21 March 1968
09:50 		Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 2 April 1968
22 March 1968
09:30 		Tsyklon-2A 11K67 Reconnaissance in orbit
3 April 1968
11:00 		Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 11 April 1968
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
14 April 1968
10:00 		Soyuz 11A51 Test 19 April 1968 Prototype Soyuz, docked with Kosmos 213
15 April 1968
06:34 		Soyuz 11A51 Test 20 April 1968 Prototype Soyuz, docked with Kosmos 212
18 April 1968
10:30 		Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 26 April 1968
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
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.[11]
25 April 1968
00:43 		R-36O 8K69 25 April 1968
26 April 1968
04:42 		Kosmos-2I 63SM Magnetospheric 2 March 1969 DS-U2-D #2, final DS-U2-D
7 May 1968
13:58 		Kosmos-3M 11K65M Navigation in orbit
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
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
1 June 1968
10:50 		Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 9 June 1968
4 June 1968
06:45 		Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 12 June 1968
11 June 1968
21:29 		Kosmos-2I 63SM 2 November 1968 DS-U1-Ya #1, second of two DS-U1-Ya satellites, but the only one to reach orbit
12 June 1968
13:14 		Vostok-2M 8A92M Weather 18 October 1983
18 June 1968
06:15 		Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 26 June 1968
21 June 1968
12:00 		Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 3 July 1968
26 June 1968
11:00 		Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 4 July 1968
5 July 1968
06:59 		Kosmos-2I 63SM Solar 2 November 1968 DS-U3-S #2, second of two DS-U3-S satellites
10 July 1968
19:49 		Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 18 July 1968
16 July 1968
13:10 		Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 24 July 1968
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
30 July 1968
07:00 		Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 5 August 1968
9 August 1968
07:00 		Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 17 August 1968
27 August 1968
11:29 		Kosmos-3 11K65 Communication 4 March 1990
27 August 1968
12:29 		Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 4 September 1968
28 August 1968
10:00 		Soyuz 11A51 Test 1 September 1968 Prototype Soyuz, final test before resumption of crewed flights
5 September 1968
07:00 		Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 13 September 1968
14 September 1968
06:50 		Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 21 September 1968
16 September 1968
12:30 		Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 24 September 1968
20 September 1968
14:39 		Kosmos-2I 63SM Radar target 13 November 1968 DS-P1-I #4, fourth of nineteen DS-P1-I satellites
23 September 1968
07:39 		Voskhod 11A57 Studied heat emission from the Earth and the Earth's atmosphere. 4 October 1968 Baikonur launch. Orbit 209 x 319 km. 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.
2 October 1968
13:35 		R-36O 8K69 2 October 1968 red
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
7 October 1968
12:05 		Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 12 October 1968
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 Kosmos 249 during non-destructive tests before being destroyed by Kosmos 252
20 October 1968
04:02 		Tsyklon-2A 11K67 ASAT 20 October 1968* Intercepted Kosmos 248 during non-destructive test,[12] subsequently self-destructed
19 January 1968
22:00 		Kosmos-3M 11K65M 15 February 1978

See also

References

Notes and References

  1. Janes Spaceflight Directory (1987) ISBN 0 7106-0838 1 p205
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  6. Janes Spaceflight Directory (1987) ISBN 0 7106-0838 1 p206
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