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Entry no.
1974-0172

COSMOS 659

COSMOS 659 (NORAD 7334) landed on 26 June 1974, after 13 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
7334
International designator
1974-043A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
13 Jun 1974Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
26 Jun 1974UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
13 days13 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
62.8°N to 62.8°SFinal inclination 62.8°
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 62.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 62.8°N and 62.8°S.

Life in orbit

13 days

From the same launch

1974-043
1974-0168SL-4 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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