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Entry no.
1973-0526

COSMOS 612

COSMOS 612 (NORAD 6953) landed on 11 December 1973, after 13 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
6953
International designator
1973-095A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
28 Nov 1973Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
11 Dec 1973UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
13 days13 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 allowed
Exact 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

13 days

Also ended on 11 Dec 1973

1 entry
1973-0527COSMOS 612 DEB

From the same launch

1973-095
1973-0528SL-4 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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