| Mission type | Optical imaging reconnaissance |
|---|---|
| Operator | GRU |
| COSPAR ID | 1968-032A |
| SATCATno. | 03203 |
| Mission duration | 8 days |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | Zenit-4 |
| Manufacturer | OKB-1 |
| Launch mass | 6300 kg |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 18 April 1968, 10:33:00 GMT[1] |
| Rocket | Voskhod 11A57 s/n V15001-12 |
| Launch site | Plesetsk,Site 41/1 |
| Contractor | OKB-1 |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Recovered |
| Landing date | 26 April 1968, 09:36 GMT |
| Landing site | Steppe inKazakhstan |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric[2] |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee altitude | 200 km |
| Apogee altitude | 373 km |
| Inclination | 81.4° |
| Period | 90.3 minutes |
| Epoch | 18 April 1968 |
Kosmos 214 (Russian:Космос 214 meaningCosmos 214) orZenit-4 No.45 was aSoviet, optical film-returnreconnaissance satellite launched in 1968. AZenit-4 satellite, Kosmos 214 was the fortieth of seventy-six such spacecraft to be launched.[3]
Kosmos 18 was aZenit-4 satellite, a second generation, high-resolution, reconnaissance satellite derived from theVostok spacecraft used forcrewed flights, the satellites were developed by OKB-1. Kosmos 214 had a mass of 6,300 kilograms (13,900 lb), and carried one camera of 3000 mm focal length as well as a 200 mm camera. The focal length of the main camera was greater than the diameter of the capsule so the camera made use of a mirror to fold the light path. The ground resolution is not publicly known but it is believed to have been 1–2 m.
Kosmos 214 was launched by theVoskhod 11A57 rocket, serial number V15001-12, flying fromSite 41/1 at thePlesetsk Cosmodrome. The launch took place at 10:33:00GMT on 18 April 1968, and following its successful arrival in orbit the spacecraft received itsKosmos designation, along with theInternational Designator 1968-032A and theSatellite Catalog Number 03203.[1]
Kosmos 214 was operated in alow Earth orbit, at anepoch of 18 April 1968, it had aperigee of 200 kilometres (120 mi), anapogee of 373 kilometres (232 mi), aninclination of 81.4°, and anorbital period of 90.3 minutes.[2] After eight days in orbit, Kosmos 214 was deorbited, with its return capsule descending under parachute and landing at 09:36 GMT on 26 April 1968, and recovered by the Soviet forces in the steppe inKazakhstan.
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