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Entry no.
1969-0314
Kapsula Kosmosa-309
Nauka 3KS No. 1L
Kapsula Kosmosa-309 (NORAD 4236) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 30 November 1969, after 18 days in orbit.
Official dateIdentified from the historical record
NORAD number
4236
International designator
1969-098E
Object type
Spacecraft
Official listing
COSMOS 309 DEBListed as a fragment
Country
USSR
Launched
12 Nov 1969Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
30 Nov 1969UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
18 days18 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
65.4°N to 65.4°SFinal inclination 65.4°
Mass
600 kg
Operator
TsKBEM Fil. 3
Built by
TsKBEM Fil. 3
Bus
Nauka
Programme
Nauka 3KS
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
18 daysFrom the same launch
1969-098
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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