| Mission type | Optical imaging reconnaissance |
|---|---|
| Operator | GRU |
| COSPAR ID | 1968-032A |
| SATCAT no. | 03203 |
| Mission duration | 8 days |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | Zenit-4 |
| Manufacturer | OKB-1 |
| Launch mass | 6300 kg |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 18 April 1968, 10:33:00 GMT [1] |
| Rocket | Voskhod 11A57 s/n V15001-12 |
| Launch site | Plesetsk, Site 41/1 |
| Contractor | OKB-1 |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Recovered |
| Landing date | 26 April 1968, 09:36 GMT |
| Landing site | Steppe in Kazakhstan |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric[2] |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee altitude | 200 km |
| Apogee altitude | 373 km |
| Inclination | 81.4° |
| Period | 90.3 minutes |
| Epoch | 18 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.[3]