Cosmos 238
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Mission: | Cosmos 238 | ||||||
COSPAR-ID : | 1968-072A | ||||||
Spacecraft: |
Soyuz 7K-OK (P) ( GRAU index 11F615) serial number 9 |
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Dimensions: | 6520 kg | ||||||
Launcher: | Soyuz (GRAY index 11A511) | ||||||
Crew: | no | ||||||
Begin: | August 28, 1968, 10:04 UTC | ||||||
Starting place: | Baikonur 31/6 | ||||||
Landing: | September 1, 1968, 09:03 UTC | ||||||
Rotation time : | 88.5 min | ||||||
Orbit inclination : | 51.7 ° | ||||||
Apogee : | 313 km | ||||||
Perigee : | 194 km | ||||||
◄ Before / After ► | |||||||
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Kosmos 238 was an unmanned Soyuz spacecraft that conducted tests in Earth orbit in August 1968. It was the last in a series of test flights by the Soyuz Range spaceships following the Soyuz 1 disaster . The previous missions were Cosmos 186 and 188 and Cosmos 212 and 213 .
The flight
The launch took place on August 28, 1968 at 10:04 a.m. UTC from the Soviet spaceport Baikonur on board a Soyuz rocket . All systems that were improved after the Soyuz 1 disaster were tested in space. The landing took place on September 1, 1968 at 9:03 a.m. UTC.
See also
Web links
- Kosmos 238 in the NSSDCA Master Catalog (English)