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Entry no.
1974-0097

Kapsula Kosmosa-635

Nauka 17KS No. 1L

Kapsula Kosmosa-635 (NORAD 7222) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 7 April 1974, after 24 days in orbit.

Official dateIdentified from the historical record
NORAD number
7222
International designator
1974-014E
Object type
Spacecraft
Official listing
COSMOS 635 DEBListed as a fragment
Country
USSR
Launched
14 Mar 1974Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
7 Apr 1974UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
24 days24 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
72.8°N to 72.8°SFinal inclination 72.8°
Mass
630 kg
Operator
TsSKB
Built by
TsSKB
Bus
Nauka
Programme
Nauka 17KS

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 72.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 72.8°N and 72.8°S.

Life in orbit

24 days

Also ended on 7 Apr 1974

1 entry
1974-0098SL-4 R/B

From the same launch

1974-014
1974-0079SL-4 R/B1974-0081COSMOS 635
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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