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Entry no.
1972-0058
COSMOS 474
COSMOS 474 (NORAD 5839) landed on 29 February 1972, after 13 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
5839
International designator
1972-008A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
16 Feb 1972Baikonur Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
29 Feb 1972UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
13 days13 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
13 daysAlso ended on 29 Feb 1972
2 entriesFrom the same launch
1972-008
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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