'''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. Cosmos 212 and Cosmos 213 automatically docked in orbit on April_15 1968. Both spacecraft landed on Soviet territory. ==Mission parameters== *'''Spacecraft:''' Soyuz 7K-OK *'''Mass:''' 6,530 kg * '''Crew:''' None * '''Launched:''' April_14, 1968 10:00:00 UTC * '''Landed:''' April_19, 1968 08:10 UTC *'''Perigee:''' 186 km *'''Apogee:''' 225 km *'''Inclination:''' 51.7° *'''Period:''' 88.75 minutes * '''NSSDC ID:''' 1968-029A == Reference == Text comes from NASA NSSDC Master Catalog {{NASA}} De:Kosmos_212_und_213 Cosmos 212