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Entry no.
1968-0244
COSMOS 243
COSMOS 243 (NORAD 3418) landed on 4 October 1968, after 11 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
3418
International designator
1968-080A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
23 Sep 1968Baikonur Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
4 Oct 1968UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
11 days11 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
71.3°N to 71.3°SFinal inclination 71.3°
Mass
2,200 kg
Operator
TsKBEM Fil. 3
Built by
TsKBEM Fil. 3
Bus
Zenit-2M
Programme
Zenit-2M
Where it came down
Latitude band its orbit allowedExact position not recorded
No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 71.3°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 71.3°N and 71.3°S.
Life in orbit
11 daysFrom the same launch
1968-080
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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