Kosmos 156
| Mission type | Weather |
|---|---|
| Operator | Soviet space program |
| COSPAR ID | 1967-039A |
| SATCAT no. | 02762 |
| Mission duration | ~4 months |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | Meteor |
| Manufacturer | VNIIEM |
| Launch mass | 4,730 kg (10,430 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 27 April 1967, 12:50:02 GMT |
| Rocket | Vostok-2M (8A92M) s/n R15000-22 |
| Launch site | Plesetsk, Site 41/1 |
| Contractor | OKB-1 |
| End of mission | |
| Last contact | Late August 1967 |
| Decay date | 23 October 1989 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee altitude | 593 km |
| Apogee altitude | 635 km |
| Inclination | 81.17° |
| Period | 96.96 minutes |
| Epoch | 27 April 1967 |
Kosmos 156 (Russian: Космос 156) was a Soviet weather satellite launched on 27 April 1967, one of eleven weather satellites launched by the Soviet Union between 1964 and 1969. It formed part of the experimental "Meteor" weather satellite system. In 1969, the Kosmos satellite series was scrapped for the more modern and updated Meteor satellite.