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Entry no.
1968-0190

COSMOS 231

COSMOS 231 (NORAD 3316) landed on 18 July 1968, after 8 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
3316
International designator
1968-058A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
10 Jul 1968Baikonur Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
18 Jul 1968Recorded time 17:52 UTC
Time in orbit
8 days8 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
65.0°N to 65.0°SFinal inclination 65.0°
Mass
2,100 kg
Operator
TsUKOS
Built by
TsKBEM Fil. 3
Bus
Zenit-2
Programme
Zenit-2 B

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

8 days

Also ended on 18 Jul 1968

1 entry
1968-0189SL-6 DEB

From the same launch

1968-058
1968-0191SL-3 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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