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Cosmos 688
Cosmos 688 was launched on October 18, 1974 aboard a Voskhod 11A57 from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: landed (Oct 30, 1974).
COSPAR 1974-078ANORAD 7473Soviet Union
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Kosmos-688
- Common name
- Cosmos 688
- Payload designation
- Germes No. 24L (?)
- Other names
- Zenit-4MK No. 24L?:P,11F692 No. 770-19-754:RA
- International designator
- 1974-078A
- NORAD catalog number
- 7473
- GCAT identifier
- S07473
- UN registration
- A/AC.105/INF.304
Mission
- Mission type
- Optical imaging
- Use
- Defense
- Program
- Zenit-4MK
- Owner
- GUKOS RVSN
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Builder
- Central Specialized Design Bureau
- Platform (bus)
- Zenit-4MK
Launch
- Date
- October 18, 1974 · 15:00 UTC
- Launch record
- 1974-078Success
- Rocket
- Voskhod 11A57
- Spaceport
- Plesetsk · pad LC41/1
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LLEO/I
- Perigee
- 179 km
- Apogee
- 346 km
- Inclination
- 62.82°
- Status
- Landed
- Status date
- October 30, 1974
- Last known active
- Oct 30, 1974
- End of operations
- Oct 30, 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 Q13566899 (CC0).