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Entry no.
1972-0172
COSMOS 490
COSMOS 490 (NORAD 6021) landed on 29 May 1972, after 12 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
6021
International designator
1972-036A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
17 May 1972Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
29 May 1972UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
12 days12 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-2M
Programme
Zenit-2M
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 65.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 65.4°N and 65.4°S.
Life in orbit
12 daysAlso ended on 29 May 1972
2 entriesFrom the same launch
1972-036
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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