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Entry no.
1962-0020

COSMOS 4 (SPUTNIK 14)

COSMOS 4 (SPUTNIK 14) (NORAD 287) landed on 29 April 1962, after 3 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
287
International designator
1962-014A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
26 Apr 1962Baikonur Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
29 Apr 1962UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
3 days3 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
—
Mass
2,100 kg
Operator
OKB-1
Built by
OKB-1
Bus
Zenit-2
Programme
Zenit-2 LKI

Where it came down

Not on record

No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit is not on record.

Life in orbit

3 days

From the same launch

1962-014
1962-0034SL-3 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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