Kosmos 212
Template:Short description Template:Use British English Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox spaceflight Kosmos 212 (Template:Langx meaning Cosmos 212) was one of a series of Soviet Soyuz programme test spacecraft whose purpose was to further test and develop the passenger version. Scientific data and measurements were relayed to earth by multichannel telemetry systems equipped with space-borne memory units. Kosmos 212 and Kosmos 213 automatically docked in orbit on 15 April 1968. Both spacecraft landed on Soviet territory.
Mission
On 14 April 1968 at 10:00:00 GMT,<ref name="launchlog">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> the Soyuz 11A511 s/n Ya15000-09 booster and Kosmos 212 were set up at Site 31/6 of Baikonur Cosmodrome and the planned mission could be carried out. Kosmos 212 was operated in a low Earth orbit, it had a perigee of Template:Convert, an apogee of Template:Convert, an inclination of 51.7°, and an orbital period of 88.75 minutes,<ref name="Trajectory">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }} Template:PD-notice</ref> and had a mass of Template:Convert.<ref name="Cosmos">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }} Template:PD-notice</ref>
- Number of orbits: ~80
References
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