CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1968-0028
Kosmos-199
Zenit-2 No. 59L
Kosmos-199 (NORAD 3115) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 30 January 1968, after 14 days in orbit.
Official dateIdentified from the historical record
NORAD number
3115
International designator
1968-003C
Object type
Spacecraft
Official listing
SL-3 DEBListed as a fragment
Country
USSR
Launched
16 Jan 1968Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
30 Jan 1968UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
14 days14 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
65.7°N to 65.7°SFinal inclination 65.7°
Mass
2,100 kg
Operator
TsUKOS
Built by
TsKBEM Fil. 3
Bus
Zenit-2
Programme
Zenit-2 B
Where it came down
Latitude band its orbit allowedExact position not recorded
No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 65.7°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 65.7°N and 65.7°S.
Life in orbit
14 daysAlso ended on 30 Jan 1968
1 entryFrom the same launch
1968-003
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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