COSMOS 217

3216
Spacetrack Directory Number
1968-04-24
Orbit launches
1968-04-26
2 Days in orbit


Satellite information COSMOS 217

Spacetrack Directory Name COSMOS 217
Orbit launches 1968-04-24
Deorbitation date 1968-04-26
Days in orbit 2
Country/organisation of origin Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) (CIS)
Starting point TYMSC (Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan)

Additional information COSMOS 217

COSMOS 217, 3216 was a payload satellite owned by PKO (CIS) that was launched on Wed, 24 Apr 1968 UTC via a TSIKLON-2A launch vehicle from the Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.



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