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Entry no.
1972-0256
COSMOS 512
COSMOS 512 (NORAD 6130) landed on 9 August 1972, after 12 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
6130
International designator
1972-059A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
28 Jul 1972Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
9 Aug 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 9 Aug 1972
2 entriesFrom the same launch
1972-059
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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