Kosmos 116 (DS-P1-Yu), a Soviet radar-calibration / ASAT-program target satellite for air-defense testing. Kosmos-2 (11K63) from Kapustin Yar LC-86/1 lofted it on 26 April 1966 into LEO as a radar-calibration target.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 200 kg
- Flight
- 5th
- of 126 Kosmos 11K63 flights
- Date and time
- 26 April 1966, 10:04 UTC
- Rocket
- Kosmos 11K63
- Builder
- Yuzhmash
- Launch site
- 86/1, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
- Payload
- Test Target
- International designator
- 1966-036
- Launches in 1966
- 40th of 131
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