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Entry no.
1969-0221

COSMOS 293

COSMOS 293 (NORAD 4072) landed on 28 August 1969, after 12 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
4072
International designator
1969-071A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
16 Aug 1969Baikonur Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
28 Aug 1969UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
12 days12 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
51.8°N to 51.8°SFinal inclination 51.8°
Mass
2,200 kg
Operator
TsKBEM Fil. 3
Built by
TsKBEM Fil. 3
Bus
Zenit-2M
Programme
Zenit-2M

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 51.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 51.8°N and 51.8°S.

Life in orbit

12 days

Also ended on 28 Aug 1969

1 entry
1969-0220SL-6 R/B(1)

From the same launch

1969-071
1969-0213SL-4 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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