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Entry no.
1972-0206

COSMOS 496

COSMOS 496 (NORAD 6066) landed on 2 July 1972, after 6 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
6066
International designator
1972-045A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
26 Jun 1972Baikonur Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
2 Jul 1972Recorded time 13:55 UTC
Time in orbit
6 days6 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
51.6°N to 51.6°SFinal inclination 51.6°
Mass
2,850 kg
Operator
TsKBEM
Built by
TsKBEM
Bus
7K-T
Programme
7K-TX

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 51.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 51.6°N and 51.6°S.

Life in orbit

6 days

Also ended on 2 Jul 1972

1 entry
1972-0207SL-4 R/B

From the same launch

1972-045
1972-0207SL-4 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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