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Entry no.
1963-0015

COSMOS 15

COSMOS 15 (NORAD 569) landed on 27 April 1963, after 5 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
569
International designator
1963-011A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
22 Apr 1963Baikonur Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
27 Apr 1963UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
5 days5 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

5 days

From the same launch

1963-011
1963-0016SL-3 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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