Cosmos 238

Russia


Spacecraft n°:

USSR satellite n°:


Launch data:

Designation 03351 / 68072A
Launch date 28 Aug 1968 - 09:59 UT
Launch site B, LC31
Launch vehicle  Soyuz 11A511
Satellite type Soyuz-Test (#8)
OKB name - S/N° Soyuz 7K-OK n°9 (passive)
Earth orbit on Aug 29.0:
Perigee / Apogee 188 x 214 km
Eccentricity 0.002
Inclination 51.68°
Period 88.43 min


Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor  
Platform  
Mass at launch  6520? kg
Dry Mass  kg
Dimension  7.5 long, 2.2 dia
Basic shape  Cylinder + 2 wings
Solar array  
Stabilization  
DC power  

Decay:

Descent date:  01 Sep 1968 - 09:03 UT
Flight Duration (dd:hr:min) 03:22:49 (3.95 days)

Mission details:

Unmanned Soyuz.

Ref.: #1, #4, #7, #125, #206 - update: 08.02.07