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Entry no.
1963-0018

COSMOS 16

COSMOS 16 (NORAD 571) landed on 8 May 1963, after 10 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
571
International designator
1963-012A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
28 Apr 1963Baikonur Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
8 May 1963UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
10 days10 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
65.0°N to 65.0°SFinal inclination 65.0°
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 65.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 65.0°N and 65.0°S.

Life in orbit

10 days

From the same launch

1963-012
1963-0021SL-3 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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