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Entry no.
1974-0146

COSMOS 656

COSMOS 656 (NORAD 7313) landed on 29 May 1974, after 2 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
7313
International designator
1974-036A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
27 May 1974Baikonur Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
29 May 1974Recorded time 09:27 UTC
Time in orbit
2 days2 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
51.6°N to 51.6°SFinal inclination 51.6°
Mass
2,850 kg
Operator
MOM
Built by
RKKE
Bus
7K-T A9
Programme
7K-TA

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 51.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 51.6°N and 51.6°S.

Life in orbit

2 days

Also ended on 29 May 1974

1 entry
1974-0145EXPLORER 23 DEB

From the same launch

1974-036
1974-0147SL-4 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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