NSSDCA/COSPAR ID: 1969-042A
Cosmos 281 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.
Launch Date: 1969-05-13
Launch Vehicle: Soyuz
Launch Site: Plesetsk, U.S.S.R
Mass: 4730 kg
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