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Entry no.
1974-0354
COSMOS 697
COSMOS 697 (NORAD 7571) landed on 25 December 1974, after 12 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
7571
International designator
1974-098A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
13 Dec 1974Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
25 Dec 1974UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
12 days12 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
62.8°N to 62.8°SFinal inclination 62.8°
Mass
2,886 kg
Operator
TsSKB
Built by
TsSKB
Bus
Yantar'-2K
Programme
Feniks
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 62.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 62.8°N and 62.8°S.
Life in orbit
12 daysAlso ended on 25 Dec 1974
3 entriesFrom the same launch
1974-098
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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