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Entry no.
1972-0290
COSMOS 518
COSMOS 518 (NORAD 6186) landed on 24 September 1972, after 9 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
6186
International designator
1972-070A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
15 Sep 1972Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
24 Sep 1972UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
9 days9 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
72.8°N to 72.8°SFinal inclination 72.8°
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 72.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 72.8°N and 72.8°S.
Life in orbit
9 daysAlso ended on 24 Sep 1972
2 entriesFrom the same launch
1972-070
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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