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Entry no.
1973-0083
COSMOS 552
COSMOS 552 (NORAD 6394) landed on 3 April 1973, after 12 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
6394
International designator
1973-016A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
22 Mar 1973Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
3 Apr 1973UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
12 days12 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
12 daysFrom the same launch
1973-016
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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