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Entry no.
1967-0265
COSMOS 181
COSMOS 181 (NORAD 2981) landed on 19 October 1967, after 8 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
2981
International designator
1967-097A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
11 Oct 1967Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
19 Oct 1967Recorded time 06:30 UTC
Time in orbit
8 days8 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
65.6°N to 65.6°SFinal inclination 65.6°
Mass
2,100 kg
Operator
TsUKOS
Built by
TsKBEM Fil. 3
Bus
Zenit-2
Programme
Zenit-2 B
Where it came down
Latitude band its orbit allowedExact position not recorded
No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 65.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 65.6°N and 65.6°S.
Life in orbit
8 daysAlso ended on 19 Oct 1967
2 entriesFrom the same launch
1967-097
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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