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Entry no.
1967-0176

COSMOS 142

COSMOS 142 (NORAD 2678) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 6 July 1967, after 4 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
2678
International designator
1967-013A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
14 Feb 1967Kapustin Yar
Re-entered (UTC)
6 Jul 1967UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
4 months142 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
48.4°N to 48.4°SFinal inclination 48.4°
Mass
286 kg
Operator
Southern SDB
Built by
Southern SDB
Bus
DS-U2
Programme
DS-U2-I

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 48.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 48.4°N and 48.4°S.

Life in orbit

4 months

COSMOS 142’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 6 Jul 1967

1 entry
1967-0175SECOR 6 (EGRS 6)

From the same launch

1967-013
1967-0161SL-7 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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