Kosmos 652

  1974-030A

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Kosmos-652 flew an 8 day flight in a 51.8 degree orbit. Because of the unusual profile it was at one point suggested that Kosmos-652 might have been a 7K (Soyuz) test flight, but it was in fact a Zenit-4MK satellite, the first at this inclination.

Kosmos-652
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1974 May 15	0830	Launch by 11A57	NIIP-53
	0834	Blok-I burn
	0838	Blok-I sep
	1716		89.69 170 x 347 x 51.9
1974 May 16	0515		89.68 173 x 343 x 51.8
1974 May 16	0700		89.61 173 x 343 x 51.8 (RAE)
1974 May 17	1404		89.64 172 x 341 x 51.8
1974 May 18		Lower orbit
1974 May 19	0322		89.32 158 x 323 x 51.8
	0750		89.28 172 x 305 x 51.8
1974 May 20	0310		89.26 172 x 303 x 51.8
1974 May 22		Engine sep	90.83 218 x 417 x 51.8 (RAE)
1974 May 23	0534?	Retrofire
	0544?	PO sep
	0549?	Entry
	0604?	Landed after 7.9d