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Kosmos 656

Success Soviet Union, Soyuz

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Launch window and padBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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Rocket and boosterSoyuz
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What it put in orbit2 catalogued objects
ObjectTypeOrbit
COSMOS 656 1974-036A Payload re-entered 1974-05-29
SL-4 R/B 1974-036B Rocket body re-entered 1974-06-02

COSPAR ID 1974-036. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).

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