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Entry no.
1971-0078

COSMOS 401

COSMOS 401 (NORAD 5086) landed on 9 April 1971, after 13 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
5086
International designator
1971-023A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
27 Mar 1971Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
9 Apr 1971UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
13 days13 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
72.8°N to 72.8°SFinal inclination 72.8°
Mass
2,200 kg
Operator
GUKOS RVSN
Built by
TsKBEM Fil. 3
Bus
Zenit-4M
Programme
Zenit-4M

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 72.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 72.8°N and 72.8°S.

Life in orbit

13 days

Also ended on 9 Apr 1971

1 entry
1971-0077SL-7 R/B

From the same launch

1971-023
1971-0067SL-4 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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