Cosmos 205

Soviet reconnaissance satellite (Zenit 2-59). Cosmos 205 was launched on March 5, 1968 aboard a Voskhod 11A57 from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: landed (Mar 13, 1968).

COSPAR 1968-016ANORAD 3140Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT: Kosmos-205
Common name: Cosmos 205
Payload designation: Zenit-2 No. 56L
Other names: :C,:RC,11F61 No. Ya15002-02:RA
International designator: 1968-016A
NORAD catalog number: 3140
GCAT identifier: S03140
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.186

Mission

Mission type: Optical imaging
Use: Defense
Program: Zenit-2 B
Owner: TsUKOS
Country: Soviet Union
Builder: TsKBEM Filial No. 3
Platform (bus): Zenit-2

Launch

Date: March 5, 1968 · 12:30 UTC
Launch record: 1968-016Success
Rocket: Voskhod 11A57
Spaceport: Plesetsk · pad LC41/1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 194 km
Apogee: 287 km
Inclination: 65.64°
Status: Landed
Status date: March 13, 1968
Last known active: Mar 13, 1968
End of operations: Mar 13, 1968

Size

Mass: 2,100 kg
Dry mass: 2,100 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 4,750 kg
Length: 6.5 m
Diameter: 2.40 m
Span: 6.5 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q12687994 (CC0).