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Entry no.
1974-0218
Kapsula Kosmosa-669
Nauka 8KS No. 3L
Kapsula Kosmosa-669 (NORAD 7404) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 11 August 1974, after 16 days in orbit.
Official dateIdentified from the historical record
NORAD number
7404
International designator
1974-059G
Object type
Spacecraft
Official listing
COSMOS 669 DEBListed as a fragment
Country
USSR
Launched
26 Jul 1974Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
11 Aug 1974UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
16 days16 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
81.3°N to 81.3°SFinal inclination 81.3°
Mass
630 kg
Operator
TsSKB
Built by
TsSKB
Bus
Nauka
Programme
Nauka 8KS
Where it came down
Latitude band its orbit allowedExact 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
16 daysFrom the same launch
1974-059
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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