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Entry no.
1968-0118
COSMOS 218
COSMOS 218 (NORAD 3217) was deorbited in a controlled re-entry on 25 April 1968, after 0 days in orbit.
Controlled re-entryOfficial date
NORAD number
3217
International designator
1968-037A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
25 Apr 1968Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
25 Apr 1968UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
0 days0 days
How it ended
Deorbited (controlled re-entry)
Latitude range
—
Mass
1,450 kg
Operator
RVSN
Built by
Southern SDB
Bus
OGCh
Programme
OGCh
Where it came down
Not on recordNo position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit is not on record.
Life in orbit
0 daysAlso ended on 25 Apr 1968
2 entriesFrom the same launch
1968-037
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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