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Entry no.
1972-0260

COSMOS 513

COSMOS 513 (NORAD 6135) landed on 15 August 1972, after 13 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
6135
International designator
1972-060A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
2 Aug 1972Baikonur Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
15 Aug 1972UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
13 days13 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
65.0°N to 65.0°SFinal inclination 65.0°
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 65.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 65.0°N and 65.0°S.

Life in orbit

13 days

From the same launch

1972-060
1972-0257SL-4 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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