| Mission type | ABM radar target |
|---|---|
| COSPAR ID | 1968-028A |
| SATCATno. | 03181 |
| Mission duration | 215 days |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | DS-P1-Yu |
| Manufacturer | Yuzhnoye |
| Launch mass | 400 kg[1] |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 9 April 1968, 11:26:25 GMT |
| Rocket | Kosmos-2I 63SM |
| Launch site | Plesetsk Site 133/3 |
| Contractor | Yuzhnoye |
| End of mission | |
| Decay date | 10 November 1968 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric[2] |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee altitude | 199 km |
| Apogee altitude | 1532 km |
| Inclination | 81.9° |
| Period | 102.5 minutes |
| Epoch | 9 April 1968 |
Kosmos 211 (Russian:Космос 211 meaningCosmos 211), also known asDS-P1-Yu No.13 was aSovietsatellite which was used as a radar calibration target for tests ofanti-ballistic missiles. It was built by theYuzhnoye Design Bureau, and launched in 1968 as part of theDnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme.[3] It had a mass of 400 kilograms (880 lb).[1]
AKosmos-2I 63SM carrier rocket was used to launch Kosmos 211 fromSite 133/3 atPlesetsk Cosmodrome.[4] The launch occurred at 11:26:25 GMT on 9 April 1968, and resulted in the successful deployment of Kosmos 211 into alow Earth orbit.[5] Upon reaching orbit, it was assigned itsKosmos designation, and received theInternational Designator 1968-028A.
Kosmos 211 was operated in an orbit with aperigee of 199 kilometres (124 mi), anapogee of 1,532 kilometres (952 mi), aninclination of 81.9°, and anorbital period of 102.5 minutes.[2] It remained in orbit until itdecayed and reentered the atmosphere on 10 November 1968.[6] It was the twelfth of seventy nineDS-P1-Yu satellites to be launched, and the eleventh of seventy two to successfully reach orbit.[7]
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