COSMOS 256

3576
Spacetrack Directory Number
1968-11-30
Orbit launches


Satellite information COSMOS 256

Spacetrack Directory Name COSMOS 256
Orbit launches 1968-11-30
Deorbitation
Country/organisation of origin Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) (CIS)
Starting point PLMSC (Plesetsk Missile and Space Complex, Russia)
Perigee 1171 km
Apogee 1223 km

Additional information COSMOS 256

COSMOS 256, 3576 is a payload satellite owned by OKB-10 (CIS) in LEO that was launched on Sat, 30 Nov 1968 UTC via a KOSMOS 11K65M launch vehicle from the Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR). 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 256 Date of exalting 30.11.1968y.


Update time: 2026-04-10 19:22:18
COSMOS 256 a new group of Starlink satellites has been launched 1968-11-30