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Cosmos 696

Cosmos 696 was launched on November 27, 1974 aboard a Voskhod 11A57 from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: landed (Dec 9, 1974).

COSPAR 1974-095ANORAD 7551Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-696
Common name
Cosmos 696
Payload designation
Gektor No. 57L
Other names
Zenit-2M No. 57L:P,11F690 No. 780-31-197:RA
International designator
1974-095A
NORAD catalog number
7551
GCAT identifier
S07551
UN registration
A/AC.105/INF.307

Mission

Mission type
Optical imaging
Use
Defense
Program
Zenit-2M
Country
Soviet Union
Builder
Central Specialized Design Bureau
Platform (bus)
Zenit-2M

Launch

Date
November 27, 1974 · 11:44 UTC
Launch record
1974-095Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC43/4

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
203 km
Apogee
319 km
Inclination
72.84°
Status
Landed
Status date
December 9, 1974
Last known active
Dec 9, 1974
End of operations
Dec 9, 1974

Size

Mass
2,200 kg
Dry mass
2,200 kg
Total mass with attached objects
5,400 kg
Length
6.5 m
Diameter
2.40 m
Span
6.5 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q12753958 (CC0).