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Entry no.
1967-0017

COSMOS 138

COSMOS 138 (NORAD 2646) landed on 27 January 1967, after 8 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
2646
International designator
1967-004A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
19 Jan 1967Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
27 Jan 1967UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
8 days8 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
64.6°N to 64.6°SFinal inclination 64.6°
Mass
2,100 kg
Operator
TsUKOS
Built by
TsKBEM 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 64.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 64.6°N and 64.6°S.

Life in orbit

8 days

Also ended on 27 Jan 1967

1 entry
1967-0016TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE DEB

From the same launch

1967-004
1967-0018SL-3 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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