DS-K-40 1 Mission

Launch Status

Failure

Date & Time

28 Dec 1965, 8:10am

Location

Kapustin Yar Launch Site

Kapustin Yar

Pad

86/1

Launch Service Provider

Soviet Space Program logo

Soviet Space Program

Vehicle

Kosmos-2I image

Kosmos-2I

Mission

DS-K-40 1

Mission Type

Government/Top Secret

Destination

Low Earth Orbit

DS-K-40 was a series of experimental ELINT satellites developed by Yuzhnoye to test technologies for the Tselina-O program.

Updated: Jan 3, 7:54pm UTC

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