| Kosmos 213 | |||||||
| Mission Type: | Uncrewed spacecraft | ||||||
| Operator: | OKB-1 | ||||||
| Cospar Id: | 1968-030A | ||||||
| Satcat: | 03193 | ||||||
| Mission Duration: | 5 days | ||||||
| Spacecraft: | Soyuz | ||||||
| Spacecraft Type: | Soyuz 7K-OK # 7 | ||||||
| Manufacturer: | OKB-1 | ||||||
| Launch Mass: | 6000 kg | ||||||
| Launch Date: | 15 April 1968, 09:34:18 GMT | ||||||
| Launch Rocket: | Soyuz 11A511 s/n U15000-06 | ||||||
| Launch Site: | Baikonur, Site 1/5 | ||||||
| Launch Contractor: | OKB-1 | ||||||
| Landing Date: | 20 April 1968 | ||||||
| Orbit Epoch: | 15 April 1968 | ||||||
| Orbit Reference: | Geocentric | ||||||
| Orbit Regime: | Low Earth | ||||||
| Orbit Periapsis: | 193 km | ||||||
| Orbit Apoapsis: | 245 km | ||||||
| Orbit Inclination: | 51.4° | ||||||
| Orbit Period: | 89.16 minutes | ||||||
| Apsis: | gee | ||||||
| Docking: |
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Kosmos 213 (Russian: Космос 213 meaning Cosmos 213) 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 April 15, 1968. Both spacecraft landed on Soviet territory.
On 15 April 1968 at 09:34:18 GMT,[1] the Soyuz 11A511 s/n U15000-06 booster and Kosmos 213 were set up at Site 1/5 of Baikonur Cosmodrome and the planned mission could be carried out. Kosmos 213 was operated in a low Earth orbit, it had a perigee of, an apogee of, an inclination of 51.4°, and an orbital period of 89.16 minutes,[2] and had a mass of .[3]