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Tsiklon-2A launch from Baikonur (Soviet Union) on April 24, 1968, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

April 24, 1968 · 16:00 UTCLaunch 1968-036Launch no. 830 in the log
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC90/20
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
April 24, 1968, 16:00
Launch designation
1968-036
Mission
I2M
Flight name
Kosmos-217

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
262 km
Payload mass to orbit
1.4 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-2171968-036ANORAD 3216Space Defence Force, USSR Armed ForcesTarget1,400 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Apr 26, 1968

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.