| Mission type | Early warning |
|---|---|
| COSPAR ID | 1973-084A |
| SATCAT no. | 6916 |
| Mission duration | 51 years, 21 days (in orbit) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | US-K[1] |
| Launch mass | 1,900 kilograms (4,200 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 2 November 1973, 13:01 UTC |
| Rocket | Molniya-M/2BL[1] |
| Launch site | Plesetsk Cosmodrome[1][2] |
| End of mission | |
| Deactivated | 30 April 1974[3] |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Molniya [1] |
| Perigee altitude | 658 kilometres (409 mi)[4] |
| Apogee altitude | 39,687 kilometres (24,660 mi)[4] |
| Inclination | 62.7 degrees[4] |
| Period | 717.60 minutes[4] |
Kosmos 606 (Russian: Космос 606 or Cosmos 606) was a Soviet US-K missile early warning satellite which was launched in 1973 as part of the Soviet military's Oko programme. The satellite was designed to identify missile launches using optical telescopes and infrared sensors.[1]
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