Cosmos 269

Soviet satellite. Cosmos 269 was launched on March 5, 1969 aboard a Kosmos 11K65M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Oct 21, 1978).

COSPAR 1969-021ANORAD 3775Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT: Kosmos-269
Common name: Cosmos 269
Payload designation: Tselina-OM No. 2L
Other names: 11F616M No. V225-002:RA
International designator: 1969-021A
NORAD catalog number: 3775
GCAT identifier: S03775
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.203

Mission

Mission type: Signals intelligence
Use: Defense
Program: Tselina-OM
Owner: TsUKOS
Country: Soviet Union
Builder: Southern State Design Bureau
Platform (bus): Tselina-OM

Launch

Date: March 5, 1969 · 17:25 UTC
Launch record: 1969-021Success
Rocket: Kosmos 11K65M
Spaceport: Plesetsk · pad LC132/2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 520 km
Apogee: 541 km
Inclination: 74.05°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: October 21, 1978
Last known active: 1970
End of operations: 1970

Size

Mass: 434 kg
Dry mass: 434 kg
Length: 5.1 m
Diameter: 1.20 m
Span: 5.1 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q12753784 (CC0).