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Cosmos 694

Cosmos 694 was launched on November 16, 1974 aboard a Voskhod 11A57 from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: landed (Nov 29, 1974).

COSPAR 1974-090ANORAD 7533Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-694
Common name
Cosmos 694
Payload designation
Germes No. 33L
Other names
Zenit-4MK No. 33L:P,11F692 No. 760-29-763:RA
International designator
1974-090A
NORAD catalog number
7533
GCAT identifier
S07533
UN registration
A/AC.105/INF.307

Mission

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

Launch

Date
November 16, 1974 · 11:45 UTC
Launch record
1974-090Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC43/4

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
171 km
Apogee
310 km
Inclination
72.84°
Status
Landed
Status date
November 29, 1974
Last known active
Nov 29, 1974
End of operations
Nov 29, 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 Q12907777 (CC0).