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Entry no.
1971-0223
COSMOS 438
COSMOS 438 (NORAD 5475) landed on 27 September 1971, after 13 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
5475
International designator
1971-077A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
14 Sep 1971Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
27 Sep 1971UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
13 days13 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
65.4°N to 65.4°SFinal inclination 65.4°
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 allowedExact position not recorded
No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 65.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 65.4°N and 65.4°S.
Life in orbit
13 daysAlso ended on 27 Sep 1971
2 entriesFrom the same launch
1971-077
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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