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Entry no.
1968-0196

COSMOS 234

COSMOS 234 (NORAD 3332) landed on 5 August 1968, after 6 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
3332
International designator
1968-062A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
30 Jul 1968Baikonur Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
5 Aug 1968UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
6 days6 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
51.8°N to 51.8°SFinal inclination 51.8°
Mass
2,200 kg
Operator
TsUKOS
Built by
TsKBEM Fil. 3
Bus
Zenit-4
Programme
Zenit-4

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 51.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 51.8°N and 51.8°S.

Life in orbit

6 days

From the same launch

1968-062
1968-0197SL-3 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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