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Entry no.
1968-0286

COSMOS 253

COSMOS 253 (NORAD 3542) landed on 18 November 1968, after 5 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
3542
International designator
1968-102A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
13 Nov 1968Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
18 Nov 1968Recorded time 07:27 UTC
Time in orbit
5 days5 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
65.4°N to 65.4°SFinal inclination 65.4°
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 65.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 65.4°N and 65.4°S.

Life in orbit

5 days

Also ended on 18 Nov 1968

1 entry
1968-0285COSMOS 251

From the same launch

1968-102
1968-0288SL-3 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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