Kosmos 204

Soviet artificial satellite. Kosmos 204 was launched on March 5, 1968 aboard a Kosmos 11K63 from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Mar 2, 1969).

COSPAR 1968-015ANORAD 3139Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT: Kosmos-204
Common name: Kosmos 204
Payload designation: DS-P1-I No. 3L
International designator: 1968-015A
NORAD catalog number: 3139
GCAT identifier: S03139
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.186

Mission

Mission type: Calibration
Use: Defense
Program: DS-P1-I
Owner: Yuzhnoe
Country: Soviet Union
Builder: Southern State Design Bureau
Platform (bus): DS-P1

Launch

Date: March 5, 1968 · 11:20 UTC
Launch record: 1968-015Success
Rocket: Kosmos 11K63
Spaceport: Plesetsk · pad LC133/3

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 265 km
Apogee: 811 km
Inclination: 70.99°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: March 2, 1969
Last known active: Mar 2, 1969
End of operations: Mar 2, 1969

Size

Mass: 200 kg
Dry mass: 200 kg
Length: 1.4 m
Diameter: 1.40 m
Span: 1.4 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q51560 (CC0).