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Entry no.
1963-0081

COSMOS 22

COSMOS 22 (NORAD 689) landed on 22 November 1963, after 6 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
689
International designator
1963-045A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
16 Nov 1963Baikonur Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
22 Nov 1963UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
6 days6 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
64.9°N to 64.9°SFinal inclination 64.9°
Mass
2,200 kg
Operator
OKB-1 Fil. 3
Built by
OKB-1 Fil. 3
Bus
Zenit-4
Programme
Zenit-4

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

6 days

From the same launch

1963-045
1963-0085SL-3 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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