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1974-0310

COSMOS 690

COSMOS 690 (NORAD 7478) landed on 12 November 1974, after 21 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
7478
International designator
1974-080A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
22 Oct 1974Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
12 Nov 1974UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
21 days21 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
62.8°N to 62.8°SFinal inclination 62.8°
Mass
2,040 kg
Operator
IMBP / TsSKB
Built by
TsSKB
Bus
Bion
Programme
Bion

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

21 days

From the same launch

1974-080
1974-0306SL-4 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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