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Entry no.
1968-0091

Kapsula Kosmosa-208

Nauka 1KS No. 1L

Kapsula Kosmosa-208 (NORAD 3167) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 6 April 1968, after 16 days in orbit.

Official dateIdentified from the historical record
NORAD number
3167
International designator
1968-022C
Object type
Spacecraft
Official listing
SL-3 DEBListed as a fragment
Country
USSR
Launched
21 Mar 1968Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
6 Apr 1968UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
16 days16 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
65.0°N to 65.0°SFinal inclination 65.0°
Mass
630 kg
Operator
TsKBEM Fil. 3
Built by
TsKBEM Fil. 3
Bus
Nauka
Programme
Nauka 1KS

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 65.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 65.0°N and 65.0°S.

Life in orbit

16 days

Also ended on 6 Apr 1968

4 entries
1968-0088LES 31968-0087SL-8 DEB1968-0089COSMOS 176 DEB1968-0090SL-8 DEB

From the same launch

1968-022
1968-0076SL-3 R/B1968-0083COSMOS 208
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