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Entry no.
1973-0224

COSMOS 556

COSMOS 556 (NORAD 6446) landed on 14 May 1973, after 9 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
6446
International designator
1973-025A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
5 May 1973Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
14 May 1973UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
9 days9 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
81.3°N to 81.3°SFinal inclination 81.3°
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 allowed
Exact 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

9 days

From the same launch

1973-025
1973-0216SL-4 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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