| Mission type | Uncrewed spacecraft |
|---|---|
| Operator | OKB-1 |
| COSPAR ID | 1968-029A |
| SATCAT no. | 03183 |
| Mission duration | 5 days |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Soyuz |
| Spacecraft type | Soyuz 7K-OK # 8 |
| Manufacturer | OKB-1 |
| Launch mass | 6000 kg[1] |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 14 April 1968, 10:00:00 GMT |
| Rocket | Soyuz 11A511 s/n Ya15000-09 |
| Launch site | Baikonur, Site 31/6 |
| Contractor | OKB-1 |
| End of mission | |
| Landing date | 19 April 1968 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric[2] |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee altitude | 186 km |
| Apogee altitude | 225 km |
| Inclination | 51.7° |
| Period | 88.75 minutes |
| Epoch | 14 April 1968 |
| Docking with Kosmos 213 | |
| Docking date | 15 April 1968 |
| Undocking date | 15 April 1968 |
Kosmos 212 (Russian: Космос 212 meaning Cosmos 212) 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 15 April 1968. Both spacecraft landed on Soviet territory.
