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Entry no.
1965-0009

COSMOS 52

COSMOS 52 (NORAD 968) landed on 19 January 1965, after 8 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
968
International designator
1965-001A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
11 Jan 1965Baikonur Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
19 Jan 1965UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
8 days8 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
65.0°N to 65.0°SFinal inclination 65.0°
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 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

8 days

From the same launch

1965-001
1965-0012SL-3 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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