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Entry no.
1967-0186

COSMOS 169

COSMOS 169 (NORAD 2878) was deorbited in a controlled re-entry on 17 July 1967, after 0 days in orbit.

Controlled re-entryOfficial date
NORAD number
2878
International designator
1967-069A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
17 Jul 1967Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
17 Jul 1967UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
0 days0 days
How it ended
Deorbited (controlled re-entry)
Latitude range
49.7°N to 49.7°SFinal inclination 49.7°
Mass
1,450 kg
Operator
RVSN
Built by
Southern SDB
Bus
OGCh
Programme
OGCh

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 49.7°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 49.7°N and 49.7°S.

Life in orbit

0 days

Also ended on 17 Jul 1967

1 entry
1967-0185SURVEYOR 4

From the same launch

1967-069
1967-0188SL-11 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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