Launch Date
November 1, 1968
Launch Site
Launch Pad
LC90/20
Launch Vehicle
Tsiklon-2A
NORAD ID
03938
International Designator
1968-097BS
Epoch
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Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
63.03°
Right Ascension
111.17°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
319.94°
Period
114.61 min
Mean Motion
12.56 rev/day
Latitude
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Longitude
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Altitude
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Velocity
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Name
COSMOS 252 DEB
Alternative Name
deb Kosmos-252 [*]
Type
Status
Owner
PKO
Country
USSR
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
1 03938U 68097BS 26185.24600661 .00000717 00000-0 50749-3 0 9993
2 03938 63.0302 111.1662 1064568 319.9350 201.1594 12.56404483573078
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Length
0
Diameter
0
Span
0
Dry Mass
0
Launch Mass
0
Shape
N/A
Radar Cross Section
0.0899
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
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Power System
Unknown
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
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