NSSDCA/COSPAR ID: 1969-098A
Cosmos 309 was a first generation, low resolution Soviet photo surveillance satellite launched from the Plesetsk cosmodrome aboard a Soyuz rocket. The film capsule was recovered after 8 days. The first flight was with a Nauka external experiment container. The spacecraft deployed a science capsule.
Launch Date: 1969-11-12
Launch Vehicle: Soyuz
Launch Site: Plesetsk, U.S.S.R
Mass: 5900 kg
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