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Entry no.
1968-0184

Kapsula Kosmosa-228

Kapsula Kosmosa-228 (NORAD 3306) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 7 July 1968, after 16 days in orbit.

Official dateIdentified from the historical record
NORAD number
3306
International designator
1968-053G
Object type
Spacecraft
Official listing
SL-4 DEBListed as a fragment
Country
USSR
Launched
21 Jun 1968Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
7 Jul 1968UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
16 days16 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
51.6°N to 51.6°SFinal inclination 51.6°
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 51.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 51.6°N and 51.6°S.

Life in orbit

16 days

Also ended on 7 Jul 1968

1 entry
1968-0183COSMOS 196

From the same launch

1968-053
1968-0172SL-4 R/B1968-0178COSMOS 228
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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