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Entry no.
1972-0272
COSMOS 515
COSMOS 515 (NORAD 6150) landed on 31 August 1972, after 13 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
6150
International designator
1972-063A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
18 Aug 1972Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
31 Aug 1972UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
13 days13 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
72.9°N to 72.9°SFinal inclination 72.9°
Mass
2,310 kg
Operator
GUKOS RVSN
Built by
TsKBEM Fil. 3
Bus
Zenit-4MK
Programme
Zenit-4MK
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 72.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 72.9°N and 72.9°S.
Life in orbit
13 daysFrom the same launch
1972-063
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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