Tags: Artificialsatellite, Satellite.
Kosmos 262 (Russian: Космос 262 meaning Cosmos 262) also known as DS-U2-GF No.1 was a Soviet satellite which was launched in 1968 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme. It was a 352-kilogram (776 lb) spacecraft which was built by the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau and was used to study the Sun.A Kosmos-2I 63SM carrier rocket was used to launch Kosmos 262 into low Earth orbit.