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Entry no.
1968-0234

COSMOS 240

COSMOS 240 (NORAD 3388) landed on 21 September 1968, after 7 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
3388
International designator
1968-075A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
14 Sep 1968Baikonur Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
21 Sep 1968Recorded time 07:08 UTC
Time in orbit
7 days7 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
51.8°N to 51.8°SFinal inclination 51.8°
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 51.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 51.8°N and 51.8°S.

Life in orbit

7 days

Also ended on 21 Sep 1968

1 entry
1968-0235ZOND 5

From the same launch

1968-075
1968-0231SL-3 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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