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Cosmos 649

Cosmos 649 was launched on April 29, 1974 aboard a Voskhod 11A57 from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: landed (May 11, 1974).

COSPAR 1974-027ANORAD 7280Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-649
Common name
Cosmos 649
Payload designation
Germes No. 17L
Other names
Zenit-4MK No. 17L:P,11F692 No. 760-43-737:RA
International designator
1974-027A
NORAD catalog number
7280
GCAT identifier
S07280
UN registration
A/AC.105/INF.294

Mission

Mission type
Optical imaging
Use
Defense
Program
Zenit-4MK
Country
Soviet Union
Builder
Central Specialized Design Bureau
Platform (bus)
Zenit-4MK

Launch

Date
April 29, 1974 · 13:29 UTC
Launch record
1974-027Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC43/4

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
179 km
Apogee
296 km
Inclination
62.80°
Status
Landed
Status date
May 11, 1974
Last known active
May 11, 1974
End of operations
May 11, 1974

Size

Mass
2,310 kg
Dry mass
2,310 kg
Total mass with attached objects
6,010 kg
Length
6.0 m
Diameter
2.20 m
Span
6.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q12753939 (CC0).