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Spacecraft information: COSMOS 568
Launch Details
| Launched | 7 June 1973 |
| Flight ended | – |
| Status | Unknown |
| Launch site | Plesetsk Missile and Space Complex, Russia |
| Owner | Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) |
| NORAD ID | 6679 |
| COSPAR ID | 1973-037E |
| Observing |
Current orbital elements
| Inclination | 74.018° |
| Eccentricity | 0.00684 |
| RA ascending node | 5.341 hr |
| Argument perigee | 282.916° |
| Mean anomaly | 87.883° |
| Orbital period | 114.381 min |
| Epoch of osculation | 22 Jan 2026, 10:32 |
Derived Quantities
| Min Altitude | 1381.0 km |
| Mean Altitude | 1434.4 km |
| Peak Altitude | 1487.8 km |
Launched alongside
COSMOS 564 COSMOS 565 COSMOS 566 COSMOS 567 COSMOS 569 COSMOS 570 COSMOS 571 SL-8 R/BOrbital History
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