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Entry no.
1973-0481
COSMOS 602
COSMOS 602 (NORAD 6885) landed on 29 October 1973, after 9 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
6885
International designator
1973-077A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
20 Oct 1973Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
29 Oct 1973UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
9 days9 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
72.9°N to 72.9°SFinal inclination 72.9°
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 allowedExact position not recorded
No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 72.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 72.9°N and 72.9°S.
Life in orbit
9 daysCame down with COSMOS 602
5 entriesFrom the same launch
1973-077
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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