Satellite description

COSMOS 263, 3651 was a payload satellite owned by TsUKOS (CIS) that was launched on Sun, 12 Jan 1969 UTC via a VOSKHOD 11A57 launch vehicle from the Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

Satellite metadata

Identifier

3651, 1969-003A

Orbit

Decayed

Last TLE update

Unknown

Origin

TSUKOS (CIS)

Manufacturer

TsKBEM Fil. 3

Mission

Decayed Defense Imaging

Bus & Motor

ZENIT-2, Unknown motor

Mass

4,750 kg wet, 2,100 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1969-01-12 (56 years ago)

Launch vehicle

VOSKHOD 11A57

Launch site

Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Sphere + Cyl + 1 DCone, 6.5 m

Radar Cross Section

14.514 m²