COSMOS 243

3418
Spacetrack Directory Number
1968-09-23
Orbit launches
1968-10-04
11 Days in orbit


Satellite information COSMOS 243

Spacetrack Directory Name COSMOS 243
Orbit launches 1968-09-23
Deorbitation date 1968-10-04
Days in orbit 11
Country/organisation of origin Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) (CIS)
Starting point TYMSC (Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan)

Additional information COSMOS 243

COSMOS 243, 3418 was a payload satellite owned by TsKBEM Fil. 3 (CIS) that was launched on Mon, 23 Sep 1968 UTC via a VOSKHOD 11A57 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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