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COSMOS 636

DecayedPayloadLEO

COSMOS 636 is a Russia (CIS / former USSR) payload satellite, launched on March 20, 1974 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

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Launch

Launch date
March 20, 1974 at 08:30 AM UTC
Launch site
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Launched by
Soyuz U
Operator
Soviet Space Program
Mission
Zenit-4MK 21

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
274 km
Periapsis
168 km
Inclination
65.03°
Orbital period
88.92 min

Spacecraft

Operator
Russia (CIS / former USSR)
Launch mass
6,243.81 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1974-016A
NORAD catalog №
7225
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
RussiaRussia (CIS / former USSR)
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
April 3, 1974

End of mission

Last active / ended
April 3, 1974
Time in service
14 days
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed

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