CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1971-0116
COSMOS 419
COSMOS 419 (NORAD 5221) came down while still attached to its host on 12 May 1971, after 2 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
5221
International designator
1971-042A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
10 May 1971Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
12 May 1971UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
2 days2 days
How it ended
Came down attached to its host
Latitude range
51.5°N to 51.5°SFinal inclination 51.5°
Mass
4,549 kg
Operator
IKI / Babakin
Built by
Lavochkin
Bus
Mars
Programme
3M
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 51.5°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 51.5°N and 51.5°S.
Life in orbit
2 daysAlso ended on 12 May 1971
1 entry
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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