COSMOS 272

Launch Details
Launched 16 March 1969
Flight ended –
Status Unknown
Launch site Plesetsk Missile and Space Complex, Russia
Owner Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR)
NORAD ID 3818
COSPAR ID 1969-024A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 73.990°
Eccentricity 0.00184
RA ascending node 16.823 hr
Argument perigee 134.449°
Mean anomaly 292.984°
Orbital period 109.261 min
Epoch of osculation 23 Oct 2025, 23:25

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 1185.8 km
Mean Altitude 1199.7 km
Peak Altitude 1213.7 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

SL-8 R/B SL-8 DEB

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South El Monte

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Longitude:
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34.05°N
118.05°W
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