CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1964-0105
COSMOS 48
COSMOS 48 (NORAD 908) landed on 20 October 1964, after 6 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
908
International designator
1964-066A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
14 Oct 1964Baikonur Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
20 Oct 1964UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
6 days6 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
65.1°N to 65.1°SFinal inclination 65.1°
Mass
2,100 kg
Operator
TsUKOS
Built by
OKB-1 Fil. 3
Bus
Zenit-2
Programme
Zenit-2 A
Where it came down
Latitude band its orbit allowedExact position not recorded
No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 65.1°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 65.1°N and 65.1°S.
Life in orbit
6 daysAlso ended on 20 Oct 1964
2 entriesFrom the same launch
1964-066
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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