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Kosmos 245

Soviet satellite. Kosmos 245 was launched on October 3, 1968 aboard a Kosmos 11K63 from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Jan 15, 1969).

COSPAR 1968-083ANORAD 3457Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-245
Common name
Kosmos 245
Payload designation
DS-P1-Yu No. 16L
International designator
1968-083A
NORAD catalog number
3457
GCAT identifier
S03457
UN registration
A/AC.105/INF.198

Mission

Mission type
Calibration
Use
Defense
Program
DS-P1-Yu A
Owner
PVO
Country
Soviet Union
Builder
Southern State Design Bureau
Platform (bus)
DS-P1

Launch

Date
October 3, 1968 · 12:58 UTC
Launch record
1968-083Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC133/3

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
260 km
Apogee
443 km
Inclination
70.99°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
January 15, 1969
Last known active
Jan 15, 1969
End of operations
Jan 15, 1969

Size

Mass
200 kg
Dry mass
200 kg
Length
1.2 m
Diameter
1.20 m
Span
1.2 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q51576 (CC0).