COSMOS 249

3504
Spacetrack Directory Number
1968-10-20
Orbit launches


Satellite information COSMOS 249

Spacetrack Directory Name COSMOS 249
Orbit launches 1968-10-20
Deorbitation
Country/organisation of origin Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) (CIS)
Starting point TYMSC (Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan)
Perigee 516 km
Apogee 2042 km

Additional information COSMOS 249

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.


Update time: 2026-04-10 15:21:43
COSMOS 249 a new group of Starlink satellites has been launched 1968-10-20