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Entry no.
1971-0152

COSMOS 427

COSMOS 427 (NORAD 5289) landed on 24 June 1971, after 13 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
5289
International designator
1971-055A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
11 Jun 1971Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
24 Jun 1971UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 23 Jun 1971
Time in orbit
13 days13 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
72.9°N to 72.9°SFinal inclination 72.9°
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 72.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 72.9°N and 72.9°S.

Life in orbit

13 days

From the same launch

1971-055
1971-0150SL-4 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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