Cosmos 243

Russia

Spacecraft n°:

USSR satellite n°:

Launch data:

Designation	03418 / 68080A
Launch date	23 Sep 1968 - 07:39? UT
Launch site	B, LC1
Launch vehicle	Voskhod (11A57)
Mission
Satellite type	Zenit-2M, Gektor (#3)
Earth orbit on:
Perigee / Apogee	km
Inclination	°
Period	min

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor
Platform
Mass at launch	kg
Dry Mass	kg
Dimension
Basic shape
Solar array
Stabilization
DC power

Decay:

Descent date:	04 Oct 1968
Lifetime:	days

Mission details:

Launch from silo 86-1 (?)
Equiped with "Kapsula Kosmosa-243" (68080C / 03452) - Nauka

Ref.: #1, #7, #14 - update: 01.11.05