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Entry no.
1973-0520

COSMOS 609

COSMOS 609 (NORAD 6943) landed on 4 December 1973, after 13 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
6943
International designator
1973-092A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
21 Nov 1973Baikonur Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
4 Dec 1973UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
13 days13 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
69.9°N to 69.9°SFinal inclination 69.9°
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 allowed
Exact position not recorded

No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 69.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 69.9°N and 69.9°S.

Life in orbit

13 days

Also ended on 4 Dec 1973

7 entries
1973-0521SL-4 R/B1973-0522SL-4 R/B1973-0515COSMOS 601 DEB1973-0516COSMOS 601 DEB1973-0517COSMOS 601 DEB1973-0518COSMOS 601 DEB1973-0519COSMOS 601 DEB

From the same launch

1973-092
1973-0521SL-4 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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