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Entry no.
1973-0519

COSMOS 601 DEB

COSMOS 601 DEB (NORAD 6923) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 4 December 1973.

Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
6923
International designator
1973-075P
Object type
Fragment
Country
USSR
Parent launched
16 Oct 1973Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
4 Dec 1973UTC calendar day
Time since launch
1 month49 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
81.8°N to 81.8°SFinal inclination 81.8°

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 81.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 81.8°N and 81.8°S.

Life in orbit

Also ended on 4 Dec 1973

7 entries
1973-0520COSMOS 6091973-0521SL-4 R/B1973-0522SL-4 R/B1973-0515COSMOS 601 DEB1973-0516COSMOS 601 DEB1973-0517COSMOS 601 DEB1973-0518COSMOS 601 DEB

From the same launch

1973-075
1973-0491SL-7 R/B1974-0225COSMOS 601
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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