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Entry no.
1970-0008

COSMOS 317

COSMOS 317 (NORAD 4280) landed on 5 January 1970, after 13 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
4280
International designator
1969-109A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
23 Dec 1969Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
5 Jan 1970UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
13 days13 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
65.4°N to 65.4°SFinal inclination 65.4°
Mass
2,310 kg
Operator
TsKBEM Fil. 3
Built by
TsKBEM Fil. 3
Bus
Zenit-4MK
Programme
Zenit-4MK

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 65.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 65.4°N and 65.4°S.

Life in orbit

13 days

Also ended on 5 Jan 1970

1 entry
1970-0007TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE DEB

From the same launch

1969-109
1969-0330SL-4 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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