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Entry no.
1972-0181

Kapsula Kosmosa-490

Nauka 1KS No. 5L

Kapsula Kosmosa-490 (NORAD 6040) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 6 June 1972, after 20 days in orbit.

Official dateIdentified from the historical record
NORAD number
6040
International designator
1972-036D
Object type
Spacecraft
Official listing
COSMOS 490 DEBListed as a fragment
Country
USSR
Launched
17 May 1972Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
6 Jun 1972UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
20 days20 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
65.4°N to 65.4°SFinal inclination 65.4°
Mass
630 kg
Operator
TsKBEM Fil. 3
Built by
TsKBEM Fil. 3
Bus
Nauka
Programme
Nauka 1KS

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

20 days

Also ended on 6 Jun 1972

1 entry
1972-0180SL-6 DEB

From the same launch

1972-036
1972-0167SL-4 R/B1972-0172COSMOS 490
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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