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Entry no.
1972-0235
COSMOS 502
COSMOS 502 (NORAD 6105) landed on 25 July 1972, after 12 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
6105
International designator
1972-055A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
13 Jul 1972Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
25 Jul 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
TsKBEM Fil. 3
Built by
TsKBEM Fil. 3
Bus
Zenit-4MT
Programme
Orion
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 25 Jul 1972
3 entriesFrom the same launch
1972-055
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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