Kosmos 205 Explained

Kosmos 205
Names List:Zenit 2-59
Mission Type:Optical imaging
Operator:Soviet space program
Cospar Id:1968-016A[1]
Satcat:3140
Spacecraft Type:Zenit-2
Launch Mass:4000kg (9,000lb)
Launch Date:5 March 1968
12:30 UTC
Launch Rocket:Voskhod 11A57
Launch Site:Plesetsk 41/1
Decay Date:13 March 1968
Orbit Epoch:5 March 1968
Orbit Reference:Geocentric
Orbit Regime:Low Earth
Orbit Periapsis:199km (124miles)
Orbit Apoapsis:292km (181miles)
Orbit Inclination:65.7°
Orbit Eccentricity:0.00702
Orbit Period:89.4 minutes
Apsis:gee
Programme:Zenit programme
Zenit-2
Previous Mission:Zenit 2-58
Next Mission:Zenit 2-60
Programme2:Kosmos (satellites)
Previous Mission2:Kosmos 204
Next Mission2: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 4000kg (9,000lb). Kosmos 205 was an observation satellite.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cosmos 205. NSSDCA Master Catalog. NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. 18 April 2022.
  2. Web site: Satellite Catalog. McDowell. Jonathan. Jonathan's Space Page. 18 April 2022.