Beskrivning : Cosmos 259 was a Soviet DS type military satellite launched from Kapustin Yar.
DS (Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik) were small satellites built by Yangel`s OKB-586 / KB Yuzhnoye in the Ukraine for launch by the same KB`s Kosmos launch vehicles. They were used for a wide range of military and scientific research and component proving tests.
This mission studied the influence of the ionosphere on passing VLF radio waves
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