| Kosmos 219 | |
| Mission Type: | Magnetosphere |
| Cospar Id: | 1968-038A |
| Satcat: | 03220 |
| Mission Duration: | 310 days |
| Spacecraft Type: | DS-U2-D |
| Manufacturer: | Yuzhnoye |
| Launch Mass: | 400 kg |
| Launch Date: | 26 April 1968, 04:42:56 GMT |
| Launch Rocket: | Kosmos-2I 63SM |
| Launch Site: | Kapustin Yar, Site 86/4 |
| Launch Contractor: | Yuzhnoye |
| Last Contact: | 28 February 1969 |
| Decay Date: | 2 March 1969 |
| Orbit Epoch: | 26 April 1968 |
| Orbit Reference: | Geocentric |
| Orbit Regime: | Low Earth |
| Orbit Periapsis: | 215 km |
| Orbit Apoapsis: | 1745 km |
| Orbit Inclination: | 48.4° |
| Orbit Period: | 104.7 minutes |
| Apsis: | gee |
Kosmos 219 (Russian: Космос 219 meaning Cosmos 219), also known as DS-U2-D No.2, was a Soviet satellite which was launched in 1968 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme. It was a 400kg (900lb) spacecraft, which was built by the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau, and was used to investigate flows of charged particles in the magnetosphere of the Earth.[1]
A Kosmos-2I 63SM carrier rocket was used to launch Kosmos 219 into low Earth orbit. The launch took place from Site 86/4 at Kapustin Yar.[2] The launch occurred at 04:42:56 GMT on 26 April 1968, and resulted in the successful insertion of the satellite into orbit.[3] Upon reaching orbit, the satellite was assigned its Kosmos designation, and received the International Designator 1968-038A.[4] The North American Aerospace Air Command assigned it the catalogue number 03220.
Kosmos 219 was the second of two DS-U2-D satellites to be launched,[1] after Kosmos 137.[5] It was operated in an orbit with a perigee of 215km (134miles), an apogee of 1745km (1,084miles), 48.4° of inclination, and an orbital period of 104.7 minutes. It completed operations on 28 February 1969,[6] before decaying from orbit and reentering the atmosphere on 2 March.[7]