Kosmos 316 (I2P #3), a Soviet co-orbital anti-satellite (IS interceptor) test vehicle. Tsiklon-2 from Baikonur Site 90/20 on 23 December 1969; third flight of the I2P ASAT series.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 3.6 T
- Flight
- 2nd
- of 105 Tsiklon-2 flights
- Date and time
- 23 December 1969, 09:25 UTC
- Rocket
- Tsiklon-2
- Builder
- Yuzhmash
- Launch site
- 90/20, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
- Payload
- Government/Top Secret
- International designator
- 1969-108
- Launches in 1969
- 122nd of 125
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