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Entry no.
1968-0031

COSMOS 199

COSMOS 199 (NORAD 3099) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 1 February 1968, after 16 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
3099
International designator
1968-003A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
16 Jan 1968Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
1 Feb 1968UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
16 days16 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
65.6°N to 65.6°SFinal inclination 65.6°
Mass
2,650 kg
Operator
TsUKOS
Built by
TsKBEM Fil. 3
Bus
Zenit PO

Where it came down

Latitude band its orbit allowed
Exact position not recorded

No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 65.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 65.6°N and 65.6°S.

Life in orbit

16 days

Also ended on 1 Feb 1968

1 entry
1968-0030THOR ABLESTAR DEB

From the same launch

1968-003
1968-0025SL-3 R/B1968-0028Kosmos-199
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