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Entry no.
1964-0207

COSMOS 39

COSMOS 39 (NORAD 854) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 17 November 1964, after 2 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
854
International designator
1964-046B
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
18 Aug 1964Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
17 Nov 1964UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
2 months91 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
56.1°N to 56.1°SFinal inclination 56.1°
Mass
50 kg
Operator
OKB-10
Built by
OKB-10
Bus
Strela-1 11F610
Programme
Strela-1

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 56.1°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 56.1°N and 56.1°S.

Life in orbit

2 months

COSMOS 39’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 17 Nov 1964

7 entries
1964-0208SL-7 DEB1964-0209COSMOS 50 DEB1964-0210COSMOS 50 DEB1964-0211COSMOS 50 DEB1964-0212COSMOS 50 DEB1964-0213COSMOS 50 DEB1964-0214COSMOS 50 DEB

From the same launch

1964-046
1964-0116COSMOS 381964-0215COSMOS 401965-0019SL-8 R/B
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