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Entry no.
1968-0216

COSMOS 238

COSMOS 238 (NORAD 3351) landed on 1 September 1968, after 4 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
3351
International designator
1968-072A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
28 Aug 1968Baikonur Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
1 Sep 1968UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
4 days4 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
51.7°N to 51.7°SFinal inclination 51.7°
Mass
2,810 kg
Operator
TsKBEM
Built by
TsKBEM
Bus
7K-OK
Programme
7K-OK

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 51.7°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 51.7°N and 51.7°S.

Life in orbit

4 days

Also ended on 1 Sep 1968

1 entry
1968-0215TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE DEB

From the same launch

1968-072
1968-0214SL-4 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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