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Entry no.
1969-0023

COSMOS 263

COSMOS 263 (NORAD 3651) landed on 20 January 1969, after 8 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
3651
International designator
1969-003A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
12 Jan 1969Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
20 Jan 1969UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
8 days8 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
65.4°N to 65.4°SFinal inclination 65.4°
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 allowed
Exact position not recorded

No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 65.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 65.4°N and 65.4°S.

Life in orbit

8 days

From the same launch

1969-003
1969-0019SL-3 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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