COSMOS 568

6679
Spacetrack Directory Number
1973-06-08
Orbit launches


Satellite information COSMOS 568

Spacetrack Directory Name COSMOS 568
Orbit launches 1973-06-08
Deorbitation
Country/organisation of origin Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) (CIS)
Starting point PLMSC (Plesetsk Missile and Space Complex, Russia)
Perigee 1374 km
Apogee 1481 km

Additional information COSMOS 568

COSMOS 568, 6679 is a payload satellite owned by GUKOS RVSN (CIS) in LEO that was launched on Fri, 08 Jun 1973 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 568 Date of exalting 08.06.1973y.


Update time: 2026-04-18 04:00:26
COSMOS 568 a new group of Starlink satellites has been launched 1973-06-08