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Entry no.
1968-0178
COSMOS 228
COSMOS 228 (NORAD 3298) landed on 3 July 1968, after 12 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
3298
International designator
1968-053A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
21 Jun 1968Baikonur Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
3 Jul 1968UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
12 days12 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
51.6°N to 51.6°SFinal inclination 51.6°
Mass
2,200 kg
Operator
TsKBEM Fil. 3
Built by
TsKBEM Fil. 3
Bus
Zenit-2M
Programme
Zenit-2M
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 51.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 51.6°N and 51.6°S.
Life in orbit
12 daysAlso ended on 3 Jul 1968
1 entryFrom the same launch
1968-053
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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