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Entry no.
1973-0217
Kapsula Kosmosa-555
Nauka 14KS No. 2L
Kapsula Kosmosa-555 (NORAD 6445) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 9 May 1973, after 14 days in orbit.
Official dateIdentified from the historical record
NORAD number
6445
International designator
1973-024D
Object type
Spacecraft
Official listing
COSMOS 555 DEBListed as a fragment
Country
USSR
Launched
25 Apr 1973Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
9 May 1973UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
14 days14 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
81.3°N to 81.3°SFinal inclination 81.3°
Mass
630 kg
Operator
TsKBEM Fil. 3
Built by
TsKBEM Fil. 3
Bus
Nauka
Programme
Nauka 14KS
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 81.3°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 81.3°N and 81.3°S.
Life in orbit
14 daysFrom the same launch
1973-024
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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