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Entry no.
1971-0098

COSMOS 406

COSMOS 406 (NORAD 5124) landed on 24 April 1971, after 10 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
5124
International designator
1971-029A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
14 Apr 1971Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
24 Apr 1971UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
10 days10 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
81.3°N to 81.3°SFinal inclination 81.3°
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 81.3°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 81.3°N and 81.3°S.

Life in orbit

10 days

Also ended on 24 Apr 1971

1 entry
1971-0099SOYUZ 10
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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