Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Kosmos 186
Launched
October 27, 1967
Summary
Kosmos 186 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on October 27, 1967. It was Soviet Space Program's 276th launch, 61st this year and humanity's 765th orbital launch attempt. It was the 5th Soyuz flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-186, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 182 × 216 km orbit inclined 51.7°. The spacecraft was Soyuz 7K-OK No.6 (Soyuz 7K-OK (A) 11F615 #6). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Test Flight · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 5th Soyuz flight · 3rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 276th launch61st this yearhumanity's 765th orbital launch attempt117th orbital launch attempt this year
Spacecraft
Soyuz 7K-OK No.6 (Soyuz 7K-OK (A) 11F615 #6)
First generation Soyuz used for a test flight.
- Destination: Low Earth Orbit
- Mission length: 3 days 14 hours
- Docked October 30, 1967 at Soyuz
The Soyuz 7K-OK spacecraft safely landed in Kazakhstan.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-186 · NORAD 3014 · 1967-105 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1967-105A
- Epoch
- 1967-10-27 10:47:31 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.30187563 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0025847
- Inclination
- 51.6653°
- Ascending node
- 187.5051°
- Arg. of perigee
- 273.6452°
- Mean anomaly
- 86.1517°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage
- Kosmos-186 · NORAD 3014 · docked October 30, 1967
Soyuz No. 05 Blok-I · re-entered October 29, 1967
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Kosmos 186 was an uncrewed Soyuz 7K-OK that, with Kosmos 188, performed the first fully automatic docking of two spacecraft on 30 October 1967 using the Igla rendezvous system. Its descent module was recovered the following day.
Pad
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
68th launch from 31/6, 4th this year · 199th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
11 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Kosmos 186 launch?
Kosmos 186 launched on October 27, 1967. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Kosmos 186?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Kosmos 186?
Soyuz, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz spec sheet
Where did Kosmos 186 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Kosmos 186 reach?
Kosmos-186, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 182 × 216 km orbit inclined 51.7°.
Which program is Kosmos 186 part of?
Soyuz. About Soyuz