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Kosmos 613

USSR spacecraft. Kosmos 613 was launched on November 30, 1973 aboard a Soyuz 11A511 from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: landed (Jan 29, 1974).

COSPAR 1973-096ANORAD 6957Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-613
Common name
Kosmos 613
Payload designation
Soyuz 7K-T No. 34A
International designator
1973-096A
NORAD catalog number
6957
GCAT identifier
S06957
UN registration
A/AC.105/INF.285

Mission

Mission type
Human spaceflight
Use
Civil government
Program
7K-T
Owner
TsKBEM
Country
Soviet Union
Builder
Central KB for Experimental Machine Building
Platform (bus)
7K-T

Launch

Date
November 30, 1973 · 05:20 UTC
Launch record
1973-096Success
Spaceport
Baikonur · pad LC1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
251 km
Apogee
383 km
Inclination
51.59°
Status
Landed
Status date
January 29, 1974
Last known active
Jan 29, 1974
End of operations
Jan 29, 1974

Size

Mass
2,850 kg
Dry mass
2,850 kg
Total mass with attached objects
6,800 kg
Length
7.2 m
Diameter
2.20 m
Span
7.2 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q1785056 (CC0).