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Entry no.
1969-0130

COSMOS 280

COSMOS 280 (NORAD 3906) landed on 6 May 1969, after 13 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
3906
International designator
1969-040A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
23 Apr 1969Baikonur Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
6 May 1969UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
13 days13 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
51.6°N to 51.6°SFinal inclination 51.6°
Mass
2,200 kg
Operator
TsKBEM Fil. 3
Built by
TsKBEM Fil. 3
Bus
Zenit-4M
Programme
Zenit-4M

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 51.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 51.6°N and 51.6°S.

Life in orbit

13 days

From the same launch

1969-040
1969-0118SL-4 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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