Kosmos 188

Crew:
    Unmanned

Launch:
    Location: Baikonur, Site 1/5
    Date: 30 October 1967
    Time: 08:12:41 UTC

Landed:
    Date: 2 November 1967

Flight Duration:
    ~3 days

After the Soyuz 1 tragedy, it was decided to do more testing before the next manned flight. Kosmos 188 was launched as a passive target for Kosmos 186. Just 62 minutes after the launch of Kosmos 188, Kosmos 186 automatically docked with it. They remained docked for 3 and a half hours. It was not a total success, as the docking was mechanical only. Electrical docking was not achieved.

During descent, the self-destruct mechanism on Kosmos 188 was accidently initiated. There was no recovery.

 

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