| Kosmos 205 | |
| Names List: | Zenit 2-59 |
| Mission Type: | Optical imaging |
| Operator: | Soviet space program |
| Cospar Id: | 1968-016A[1] |
| Satcat: | 3140 |
| Spacecraft Type: | Zenit-2 |
| Launch Mass: | 4000kg (9,000lb) |
| Launch Date: | 5 March 1968 12:30 UTC |
| Launch Rocket: | Voskhod 11A57 |
| Launch Site: | Plesetsk 41/1 |
| Decay Date: | 13 March 1968 |
| Orbit Epoch: | 5 March 1968 |
| Orbit Reference: | Geocentric |
| Orbit Regime: | Low Earth |
| Orbit Periapsis: | 199km (124miles) |
| Orbit Apoapsis: | 292km (181miles) |
| Orbit Inclination: | 65.7° |
| Orbit Eccentricity: | 0.00702 |
| Orbit Period: | 89.4 minutes |
| Apsis: | gee |
| Programme: | Zenit programme Zenit-2 |
| Previous Mission: | Zenit 2-58 |
| Next Mission: | Zenit 2-60 |
| Programme2: | Kosmos (satellites) |
| Previous Mission2: | Kosmos 204 |
| Next Mission2: | Kosmos 206 |
Kosmos 205 (Russian: Космос 205 meaning Cosmos 205) or Zenit-2 No.59 was a Soviet satellite launched from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Soviet Union, on March 5, 1968. The R-7 Semjorka launch vehicle with an added degree set the satellite into orbit around the planet Earth. The mass of the satellite at launch was 4000kg (9,000lb). Kosmos 205 was an observation satellite.[2]