CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1969-0237
COSMOS 297
COSMOS 297 (NORAD 4082) landed on 10 September 1969, after 8 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
4082
International designator
1969-076A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
2 Sep 1969Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
10 Sep 1969UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
8 days8 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
72.9°N to 72.9°SFinal inclination 72.9°
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 allowedExact position not recorded
No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 72.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 72.9°N and 72.9°S.
Life in orbit
8 daysAlso ended on 10 Sep 1969
2 entriesFrom the same launch
1969-076
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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