Kosmos 249 (I2P No.1 / IS-A), a Soviet co-orbital anti-satellite interceptor test vehicle. Tsyklon-2A from Baikonur Site 90/20 on 20 October 1968; it maneuvered against target Kosmos 248 and conducted a successful ASAT intercept test.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 1.4 T
- Flight
- 6th
- of 8 Tsiklon-2A flights
- Date and time
- 20 October 1968, 04:02 UTC
- Rocket
- Tsiklon-2A
- Builder
- Yuzhmash
- Launch site
- 90/20, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
- Payload
- Government/Top Secret
- International designator
- 1968-091
- Launches in 1968
- 99th of 128
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