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Entry no.
1971-0195

COSMOS 431

COSMOS 431 (NORAD 5364) landed on 11 August 1971, after 12 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
5364
International designator
1971-065A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
30 Jul 1971Baikonur Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
11 Aug 1971UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
12 days12 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
51.8°N to 51.8°SFinal inclination 51.8°
Mass
2,200 kg
Operator
GUKOS RVSN
Built by
TsKBEM Fil. 3
Bus
Zenit-2M
Programme
Zenit-2M

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 51.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 51.8°N and 51.8°S.

Life in orbit

12 days

From the same launch

1971-065
1971-0179SL-4 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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