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Entry no.
1966-0464

COSMOS 131

COSMOS 131 (NORAD 2568) landed on 20 November 1966, after 8 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
2568
International designator
1966-105A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
12 Nov 1966Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
20 Nov 1966UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
8 days8 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
72.9°N to 72.9°SFinal inclination 72.9°
Mass
2,200 kg
Operator
TsUKOS
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 72.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 72.9°N and 72.9°S.

Life in orbit

8 days

Also ended on 20 Nov 1966

1 entry
1966-0463CIS UNKNOWN 2 DEB

From the same launch

1966-105
1966-0469SL-3 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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