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Entry no.
1971-0242
COSMOS 441
COSMOS 441 (NORAD 5486) landed on 10 October 1971, after 12 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
5486
International designator
1971-081A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
28 Sep 1971Baikonur Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
10 Oct 1971UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
12 days12 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
65.0°N to 65.0°SFinal inclination 65.0°
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 allowedExact position not recorded
No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 65.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 65.0°N and 65.0°S.
Life in orbit
12 daysAlso ended on 10 Oct 1971
2 entriesFrom the same launch
1971-081
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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