Kosmos 238

Final test series of the Soviet Soyuz spacecraft prior to the launch of Soyuz 3. Kosmos 238 was launched on August 28, 1968 aboard a Soyuz 11A511 from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: landed (Sep 1, 1968).

COSPAR 1968-072ANORAD 3351Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT: Kosmos-238
Common name: Kosmos 238
Payload designation: Soyuz 7K-OK(P) No. 9
International designator: 1968-072A
NORAD catalog number: 3351
GCAT identifier: S03351
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.198

Mission

Mission type: Human spaceflight
Use: Civil government
Program: 7K-OK
Owner: TsKBEM
Country: Soviet Union
Builder: Central KB for Experimental Machine Building
Platform (bus): 7K-OK

Launch

Date: August 28, 1968 · 10:00 UTC
Launch record: 1968-072Success
Rocket: Soyuz 11A511
Spaceport: Baikonur · pad LC31

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 206 km
Apogee: 253 km
Inclination: 51.67°
Status: Landed
Status date: September 1, 1968
Last known active: Sep 1, 1968
End of operations: Sep 1, 1968

Size

Mass: 2,810 kg
Dry mass: 2,810 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 6,560 kg
Length: 7.2 m
Diameter: 2.20 m
Span: 10.6 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q1096080 (CC0).