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COSMOS 256

retiredleo

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Identification

NORAD / COSPAR: 3576 / 1968-106A
Constellation: UNCLASSIFIED
Object type: PAYLOAD
Country / owner: Russia (CIS)
Operator: Various

Launch

Launch date: 30 Nov 1968
Launch site: N/A
Launch vehicle: N/A
Decay date: In orbit

Orbital parameters

Period: 109.35 min
Inclination: 74.05°
Apoapsis: 1223 km
Periapsis: 1171 km
Mean altitude: 1197 km
Semi-major axis: 7568 km
Eccentricity: 0.00344

Live state

Latitude: —
Longitude: —
Altitude: —
Velocity: —
Footprint area: —

TrackingLive tracker

TLE epoch: 10/22/2026, 8:09:01 PM
Source: Space-Track

1  3576U 68106A   26295.83960300  .00000051  00000-0  18296-3 0  9990
2  3576  74.0473 259.8527 0034447 237.7820 142.2557 13.16885205782504