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Entry no.
1973-0477
COSMOS 599
COSMOS 599 (NORAD 6867) landed on 28 October 1973, after 13 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
6867
International designator
1973-073A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
15 Oct 1973Baikonur Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
28 Oct 1973UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
13 days13 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
64.9°N to 64.9°SFinal inclination 64.9°
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 64.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 64.9°N and 64.9°S.
Life in orbit
13 daysAlso ended on 28 Oct 1973
2 entriesFrom the same launch
1973-073Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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