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Entry no.
1973-0408

COSMOS 579

COSMOS 579 (NORAD 6789) landed on 3 September 1973, after 13 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
6789
International designator
1973-055A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
21 Aug 1973Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
3 Sep 1973UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
13 days13 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
65.4°N to 65.4°SFinal inclination 65.4°
Mass
2,200 kg
Operator
GUKOS RVSN
Built by
TsKBEM Fil. 3
Bus
Zenit-4M
Programme
Zenit-4M

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 65.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 65.4°N and 65.4°S.

Life in orbit

13 days

Also ended on 3 Sep 1973

1 entry
1973-0409SL-4 DEB

From the same launch

1973-055
1973-0404SL-4 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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