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Entry no.
1973-0505
COSMOS 605
COSMOS 605 (NORAD 6913) landed on 22 November 1973, after 22 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
6913
International designator
1973-083A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
31 Oct 1973Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
22 Nov 1973UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
22 days22 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
62.8°N to 62.8°SFinal inclination 62.8°
Mass
2,040 kg
Operator
IMBP / TsKBEM Fil. 3
Built by
TsKBEM Fil. 3
Bus
Bion
Programme
Bion
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 62.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 62.8°N and 62.8°S.
Life in orbit
22 daysCOSMOS 605’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 22 Nov 1973
2 entriesFrom the same launch
1973-083
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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