Norad ID: 3504
| Spacetrack Directory Name | COSMOS 249 |
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| Country/organisation of origin | Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) (CIS) |
| Starting point | TYMSC (Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan) |
| Perigee | 516 km |
| Apogee | 2042 km |
COSMOS 249, 3504 is a payload satellite owned by PKO (CIS) in LEO that was launched on Sun, 20 Oct 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.
satellite COSMOS 249 Date of exalting 20.10.1968y.