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Entry no.
1972-0138
COSMOS 486
COSMOS 486 (NORAD 5945) landed on 27 April 1972, after 13 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
5945
International designator
1972-030A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
14 Apr 1972Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
27 Apr 1972UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
13 days13 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
81.3°N to 81.3°SFinal inclination 81.3°
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 81.3°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 81.3°N and 81.3°S.
Life in orbit
13 daysAlso ended on 27 Apr 1972
2 entriesFrom the same launch
1972-030
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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