Spacecraft type DS-U2-V Launch date 20 February 1968 Decay date 24 March 1968 | COSPAR ID 1968-010A Launch mass 325 kilograms (717 lb) Manufacturer Yuzhnoye Design Office | |
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Kosmos 202 (Russian: Космос 202 meaning Cosmos 202), also known as DS-U2-V No.4, was a Soviet satellite which was launched in 1968 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme. It was a 325-kilogram (717 lb) spacecraft, which was built by the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau, and was used to conduct classified technology development experiments for the Soviet armed forces.
A Kosmos-2I 63SM carrier rocket was used to launch Kosmos 202 into low Earth orbit. The launch took place from Site 86/4 at Kapustin Yar. The launch occurred at 10:03:11 UTC on 20 February 1968, and resulted in the successful insertion of the satellite into orbit. Upon reaching orbit, the satellite was assigned its Kosmos designation, and received the International Designator 1968-010A. The North American Aerospace Defense Command assigned it the catalogue number 03128.
Kosmos 202 was the last of four DS-U2-V satellites to be launched. It was operated in an orbit with a perigee of 211 kilometres (131 mi), an apogee of 446 kilometres (277 mi), 48.4 degrees of inclination, and an orbital period of 91.1 minutes. On 24 March 1968, it decayed from orbit and reentered the atmosphere.