Kosmos 260

  1968-115A

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A second Molniya-1Yu calibration satellite was launched in 1968 Dec and named Kosmos-260. It continued tests of the N-1/L-3 lunar communications network.

Kosmos-260
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1968 Dec 16	0915:03	Launch by 8K78M	KB
		BVGD sep
		GO sep
		T+4:46 Blok A sep
		T+4:56 KhO sep
		T+8:46 Blok-I MECO
	0923	T+8:50 Blok-I sep	91.6 230 x 473 x 65.0
		T+53:16 BOZ burn
	1009?	T+53:56 BOZ sep
		ML burn
		T+56:46 ML MECO
	1012?	T+56:54 ML sep	712.36 518 x 39570 x 64.9 (RAE)
1968 Dec 29			712.18 489 x 39588 x 65.0
1969 Aug 7			712.34 838 x 39247 x 65.0
1973 May 22			707.88 216 x 39649 x 64.8
1973 May 27			706.59 215 x 39586 x 64.8
1973 Jul 9		Reentered