Launch Date
October 20, 1968
Launch Site
Launch Pad
LC90/20
Launch Vehicle
Tsiklon-2A
NORAD ID
03695
International Designator
1968-091AL
Epoch
Sun, 19 Jul 2026 06:58:30 GMT
Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
62.24°
Right Ascension
169.32°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
243.79°
Period
110.13 min
Mean Motion
13.07 rev/day
Latitude
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Longitude
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Altitude
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Velocity
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Name
COSMOS 249 DEB
Alternative Name
deb Kosmos-249
Type
Status
Owner
PKO
Country
USSR
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
1 03695U 68091AL 26200.29063603 .00000570 00000+0 71481-3 0 9991
2 03695 62.2400 169.3169 0640890 243.7853 109.5919 13.07499757676390
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Length
0
Diameter
0
Span
0
Dry Mass
0
Launch Mass
0
Shape
N/A
Radar Cross Section
0.0392
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
Unknown
Purpose
Unknown
Mission
Unknown
Manufacturer
Unknown
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
Unknown
Configuration
Unknown
Motor
Unknown
Equipment
Unknown
Power System
Unknown
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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