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Entry no.
1974-0102

COSMOS 638

COSMOS 638 (NORAD 7234) landed on 13 April 1974, after 10 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
7234
International designator
1974-018A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
3 Apr 1974Baikonur Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
13 Apr 1974Recorded time 05:05 UTC
Time in orbit
10 days10 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
51.8°N to 51.8°SFinal inclination 51.8°
Mass
2,850 kg
Operator
MOM
Built by
RKKE
Bus
7K-TM
Programme
7K-TM

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 51.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 51.8°N and 51.8°S.

Life in orbit

10 days

Also ended on 13 Apr 1974

1 entry
1974-0101SATURN 5 DEB

From the same launch

1974-018
1974-0099SL-4 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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