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Entry no.
1969-0116

COSMOS 279

COSMOS 279 (NORAD 3893) landed on 23 April 1969, after 8 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
3893
International designator
1969-038A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
15 Apr 1969Baikonur Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
23 Apr 1969UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
8 days8 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
51.7°N to 51.7°SFinal inclination 51.7°
Mass
2,200 kg
Operator
TsUKOS
Built by
TsKBEM Fil. 3
Bus
Zenit-4
Programme
Zenit-4

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 51.7°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 51.7°N and 51.7°S.

Life in orbit

8 days

From the same launch

1969-038
1969-0112SL-3 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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