Kosmos 143 (Zenit-2 No.46), a Soviet medium-resolution film-return photoreconnaissance satellite. Vostok-2 (8A92) from Baikonur Site 1/5 lofted it on 27 February 1967; booster cut-off problems left a partial failure though the craft reached LEO for optical imaging for the GRU.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 4.7 T
- Flight
- 41st
- of 44 Vostok 8A92 flights
- Date and time
- 27 February 1967, 08:45 UTC
- Rocket
- Vostok 8A92
- Builder
- RKK Energia
- Launch site
- 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
- Payload
- Government/Top Secret
- International designator
- 1967-017
- Launches in 1967
- 18th of 139
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