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Entry no.
1962-0139

COSMOS 12

COSMOS 12 (NORAD 517) landed on 30 December 1962, after 8 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
517
International designator
1962-072A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
22 Dec 1962Baikonur Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
30 Dec 1962UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
8 days8 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
64.9°N to 64.9°SFinal inclination 64.9°
Mass
2,100 kg
Operator
OKB-1
Built by
OKB-1
Bus
Zenit-2
Programme
Zenit-2 LKI

Where it came down

Latitude band its orbit allowed
Exact position not recorded

No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 64.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 64.9°N and 64.9°S.

Life in orbit

8 days

From the same launch

1962-072
1963-0008SL-3 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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