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Entry no.
1972-0226

COSMOS 499

COSMOS 499 (NORAD 6090) landed on 17 July 1972, after 11 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
6090
International designator
1972-051A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
6 Jul 1972Baikonur Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
17 Jul 1972UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
11 days11 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
51.7°N to 51.7°SFinal inclination 51.7°
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 allowed
Exact position not recorded

No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 51.7°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 51.7°N and 51.7°S.

Life in orbit

11 days

Also ended on 17 Jul 1972

1 entry
1972-0225SL-8 DEB

From the same launch

1972-051
1972-0219SL-4 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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