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Entry no.
1974-0105

COSMOS 639

COSMOS 639 (NORAD 7240) landed on 15 April 1974, after 11 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
7240
International designator
1974-019A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
4 Apr 1974Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
15 Apr 1974UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
11 days11 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
81.3°N to 81.3°SFinal inclination 81.3°
Mass
2,310 kg
Operator
GUKOS RVSN
Built by
TsSKB
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 81.3°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 81.3°N and 81.3°S.

Life in orbit

11 days

Also ended on 15 Apr 1974

1 entry
1974-0104ESRO 4

From the same launch

1974-019
1974-0098SL-4 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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