Kosmos 242

Soviet satellite. Kosmos 242 was launched on September 20, 1968 aboard a Kosmos 11K63 from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Nov 13, 1968).

COSPAR 1968-079ANORAD 3414Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT: Kosmos-242
Common name: Kosmos 242
Payload designation: DS-P1-I No. 4L
International designator: 1968-079A
NORAD catalog number: 3414
GCAT identifier: S03414
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.198

Mission

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

Launch

Date: September 20, 1968 · 14:39 UTC
Launch record: 1968-079Success
Rocket: Kosmos 11K63
Spaceport: Plesetsk · pad LC133/3

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 268 km
Apogee: 391 km
Inclination: 70.96°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: November 13, 1968
Last known active: Nov 13, 1968
End of operations: Nov 13, 1968

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 Q51574 (CC0).