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Entry no.
1972-0297
Kapsula Kosmosa-518
Nauka 5KSA No. 1
Kapsula Kosmosa-518 (NORAD 6198) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 27 September 1972, after 12 days in orbit.
Official dateIdentified from the historical record
NORAD number
6198
International designator
1972-070C
Object type
Spacecraft
Official listing
COSMOS 518 DEBListed as a fragment
Country
USSR
Launched
15 Sep 1972Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
27 Sep 1972UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
12 days12 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
72.8°N to 72.8°SFinal inclination 72.8°
Mass
630 kg
Operator
TsKBEM Fil. 3
Built by
TsKBEM Fil. 3
Bus
Nauka
Programme
Nauka 5KS
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
12 daysAlso ended on 27 Sep 1972
1 entryFrom the same launch
1972-070
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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