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Entry no.
1974-0347

COSMOS 696

COSMOS 696 (NORAD 7551) landed on 9 December 1974, after 12 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
7551
International designator
1974-095A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
27 Nov 1974Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
9 Dec 1974UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
12 days12 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
72.8°N to 72.8°SFinal inclination 72.8°
Mass
2,200 kg
Operator
GUKOS RVSN
Built by
TsSKB
Bus
Zenit-2M
Programme
Zenit-2M

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 72.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 72.8°N and 72.8°S.

Life in orbit

12 days

From the same launch

1974-095
1974-0341SL-4 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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