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Entry no.
1972-0092

COSMOS 478

COSMOS 478 (NORAD 5885) landed on 28 March 1972, after 13 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
5885
International designator
1972-015A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
15 Mar 1972Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
28 Mar 1972UTC 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
2,200 kg
Operator
GUKOS RVSN
Built by
TsKBEM Fil. 3
Bus
Zenit-4M
Programme
Zenit-4M

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 65.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 65.4°N and 65.4°S.

Life in orbit

13 days

Also ended on 28 Mar 1972

1 entry
1972-0093COSMOS 478 DEB

From the same launch

1972-015
1972-0086SL-4 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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