CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1969-0302
COSMOS 309
COSMOS 309 (NORAD 4223) landed on 20 November 1969, after 8 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
4223
International designator
1969-098A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
12 Nov 1969Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
20 Nov 1969Recorded time 05:37 UTC
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 allowedExact 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 daysAlso ended on 20 Nov 1969
2 entriesFrom the same launch
1969-098
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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