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Entry no.
1973-0462
COSMOS 598
COSMOS 598 (NORAD 6862) landed on 16 October 1973, after 6 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
6862
International designator
1973-072A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
10 Oct 1973Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
16 Oct 1973UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
6 days6 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-4M
Programme
Zenit-4M
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
6 daysAlso ended on 16 Oct 1973
2 entriesFrom the same launch
1973-072
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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