Kosmos 186

Uncrewed docking test of the Soyuz 7K-OK spacecraft. Kosmos 186 was launched on October 27, 1967 aboard a Soyuz 11A511 from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: docked with another object (Oct 30, 1967).

COSPAR 1967-105ANORAD 3014Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT: Kosmos-186
Common name: Kosmos 186
Payload designation: Soyuz 7K-OK(A) No. 6
International designator: 1967-105A
NORAD catalog number: 3014
GCAT identifier: S03014
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.173

Mission

Mission type: Human spaceflight
Use: Civil government
Program: 7K-OK
Owner: TsKBEM
Country: Soviet Union
Builder: Central KB for Experimental Machine Building
Platform (bus): 7K-OK

Launch

Date: October 27, 1967 · 09:29 UTC
Launch record: 1967-105Success
Rocket: Soyuz 11A511
Spaceport: Baikonur · pad LC31

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 171 km
Apogee: 251 km
Inclination: 51.71°
Status: Docked with another object
Status date: October 30, 1967
Last known active: Oct 31, 1967
End of operations: Oct 31, 1967

Size

Mass: 2,800 kg
Dry mass: 2,720 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 6,450 kg
Length: 2.2 m
Diameter: 2.20 m
Span: 2.2 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q545509 (CC0).