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Entry no.
1971-0327
COSMOS 466
COSMOS 466 (NORAD 5687) landed on 27 December 1971, after 11 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
5687
International designator
1971-112A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
16 Dec 1971Baikonur Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
27 Dec 1971UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
11 days11 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
11 daysAlso ended on 27 Dec 1971
2 entriesFrom the same launch
1971-112
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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