Kosmos 205

Soviet reconnaissance satellite (Zenit 2-59)

Kosmos 205
A Zenit reentry capsule
NamesZenit 2-59
Mission typeOptical imaging
OperatorSoviet space program
COSPAR ID1968-016A[1]
SATCAT no.3140
Mission duration8 days
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft typeZenit-2
Launch mass4,000 kg (8,800 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date5 March 1968
12:30 UTC
RocketVoskhod 11A57
Launch sitePlesetsk 41/1
End of mission
Decay date13 March 1968
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth
Eccentricity0.00702
Perigee altitude199 km (124 mi)
Apogee altitude292 km (181 mi)
Inclination65.7°
Period89.4 minutes
Epoch5 March 1968
Zenit programme
Zenit-2
← Zenit 2-58
Zenit 2-60 →
 
Kosmos (satellites)
← Kosmos 204
Kosmos 206 →

Kosmos 205 (Russian: Космос 205 meaning Cosmos 205) or Zenit-2 No.59 was a Soviet satellite launched from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Soviet Union, on March 5, 1968. The R-7 Semjorka launch vehicle with an added degree set the satellite into orbit around the planet Earth. The mass of the satellite at launch was 4,000 kg (8,800 lb). Kosmos 205 was an observation satellite.[2]

See also

  • Spaceflight portal
  • 1968 in spaceflight

References

  1. ^ NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. "Cosmos 205". NSSDCA Master Catalog. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  2. ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
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