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Entry no.
1972-0161

COSMOS 488

COSMOS 488 (NORAD 6016) landed on 18 May 1972, after 13 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
6016
International designator
1972-034A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
5 May 1972Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
18 May 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
2,310 kg
Operator
GUKOS RVSN
Built by
TsKBEM Fil. 3
Bus
Zenit-4MK
Programme
Zenit-4MK

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

From the same launch

1972-034
1972-0156SL-4 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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