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Cosmos 220

Cosmos 220 was launched on May 7, 1968 aboard a Kosmos 11K65M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1968-040ANORAD 3229Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-220
Common name
Cosmos 220
Payload designation
Tsiklon No. 12L
International designator
1968-040A
NORAD catalog number
3229
GCAT identifier
S03229
UN registration
A/AC.105/INF.192

Mission

Mission type
Navigation
Use
Defense
Program
Tsiklon A1
Owner
OKB-10
Country
Soviet Union
Builder
OKB-10 (Reshetnev)
Platform (bus)
KAUR-1 11F617

Launch

Date
May 7, 1968 · 13:58 UTC
Launch record
1968-040Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC132/2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
675 km
Apogee
754 km
Inclination
74.04°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
1968
End of operations
1968

Size

Mass
775 kg
Dry mass
775 kg
Length
5.0 m
Diameter
2.10 m
Span
17.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q4235063 (CC0).