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Entry no.
1968-0112

COSMOS 212

COSMOS 212 (NORAD 3183) landed after docking in orbit on 19 April 1968, after 5 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
3183
International designator
1968-029A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
14 Apr 1968Baikonur Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
19 Apr 1968UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
5 days5 days
How it ended
Landed after a docking in orbit
Latitude range
51.7°N to 51.7°SFinal inclination 51.7°
Mass
2,810 kg
Operator
TsKBEM
Built by
TsKBEM
Bus
7K-OK
Programme
7K-OK

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 51.7°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 51.7°N and 51.7°S.

Life in orbit

5 days

Also ended on 19 Apr 1968

1 entry
1968-0113SL-4 R/B

From the same launch

1968-029
1968-0102SL-4 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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