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Cosmos 200

Cosmos 200 was launched on January 19, 1968 aboard a Kosmos 11K65M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Feb 24, 1973).

COSPAR 1968-006ANORAD 3100Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-200
Common name
Cosmos 200
Payload designation
Tselina-O No. 2L
Other names
11F616 No. Ya225-020:RA
International designator
1968-006A
NORAD catalog number
3100
GCAT identifier
S03100
UN registration
A/AC.105/INF.183

Mission

Mission type
Signals intelligence
Use
Defense
Program
Tselina-O
Owner
TsNII-108
Country
Soviet Union
Builder
Southern State Design Bureau
Platform (bus)
Tselina-O

Launch

Date
January 19, 1968 · 22:00 UTC
Launch record
1968-006Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC132/2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
516 km
Apogee
536 km
Inclination
74.03°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
February 24, 1973
Last known active
1970
End of operations
1970

Size

Mass
434 kg
Dry mass
434 kg
Length
5.1 m
Diameter
1.20 m
Span
5.1 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q13377626 (CC0).