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Kosmos 225
Soviet artificial satellite. Kosmos 225 was launched on June 11, 1968 aboard a Kosmos 11K63 from Kapustin Yar. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Nov 2, 1968).
COSPAR 1968-048ANORAD 3279Soviet Union
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Kosmos-225
- Common name
- Kosmos 225
- Payload designation
- DS-U1-Ya No. 2L
- International designator
- 1968-048A
- NORAD catalog number
- 3279
- GCAT identifier
- S03279
- UN registration
- A/AC.105/INF.192
Mission
- Mission type
- Space science
- Use
- Civil government
- Program
- DS-U1-Ya
- Owner
- Yuzhnoe
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Builder
- Southern State Design Bureau
- Platform (bus)
- DS-U1
Launch
- Date
- June 11, 1968 · 21:29 UTC
- Launch record
- 1968-048Success
- Rocket
- Kosmos 11K63
- Spaceport
- Kapustin Yar · pad LC86/4
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LLEO/I
- Perigee
- 250 km
- Apogee
- 492 km
- Inclination
- 48.41°
- Status
- Reentered (orbital decay)
- Status date
- November 2, 1968
- Last known active
- Jun 29, 1968
- End of operations
- Jun 29, 1968
Size
- Mass
- 316 kg
- Dry mass
- 316 kg
- Length
- 2.0 m
- Diameter
- 0.80 m
- Span
- 2.0 m
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q51571 (CC0).