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Entry no.
1973-0539

COSMOS 616

COSMOS 616 (NORAD 6979) landed on 28 December 1973, after 11 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
6979
International designator
1973-102A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
17 Dec 1973Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
28 Dec 1973UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
11 days11 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
72.9°N to 72.9°SFinal inclination 72.9°
Mass
2,200 kg
Operator
TsKBEM Fil. 3
Built by
TsKBEM Fil. 3
Bus
Zenit-4MT
Programme
Orion

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

11 days

From the same launch

1973-102
1973-0545SL-4 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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