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Entry no.
1968-0300
COSMOS 258
COSMOS 258 (NORAD 3602) landed on 18 December 1968, after 8 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
3602
International designator
1968-111A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
10 Dec 1968Baikonur Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
18 Dec 1968Recorded time 06:14 UTC
Time in orbit
8 days8 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
65.0°N to 65.0°SFinal inclination 65.0°
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 allowedExact position not recorded
No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 65.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 65.0°N and 65.0°S.
Life in orbit
8 daysCame down with COSMOS 258
1 entryFrom the same launch
1968-111
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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