Kosmos 214

Kosmos 214
Mission typeOptical imaging reconnaissance
OperatorGRU
COSPAR ID1968-032A
SATCAT no.03203
Mission duration8 days
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft typeZenit-4
ManufacturerOKB-1
Launch mass6300 kg
Start of mission
Launch date18 April 1968, 10:33:00 GMT
RocketVoskhod 11A57 s/n V15001-12
Launch sitePlesetsk, Site 41/1
ContractorOKB-1
End of mission
DisposalRecovered
Landing date26 April 1968, 09:36 GMT
Landing siteSteppe in Kazakhstan
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth
Perigee altitude200 km
Apogee altitude373 km
Inclination81.4°
Period90.3 minutes
Epoch18 April 1968

Kosmos 214 (Russian: Космос 214 meaning Cosmos 214) or Zenit-4 No.45 was a Soviet, optical film-return reconnaissance satellite launched in 1968. A Zenit-4 satellite, Kosmos 214 was the fortieth of seventy-six such spacecraft to be launched.