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Entry no.
1965-0286
COSMOS 78
COSMOS 78 (NORAD 1505) landed on 22 August 1965, after 8 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
1505
International designator
1965-066A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
14 Aug 1965Baikonur Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
22 Aug 1965UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
8 days8 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
69.0°N to 69.0°SFinal inclination 69.0°
Mass
2,100 kg
Operator
TsUKOS
Built by
OKB-1 Fil. 3
Bus
Zenit-2
Programme
Zenit-2 A
Where it came down
Latitude band its orbit allowedExact position not recorded
No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 69.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 69.0°N and 69.0°S.
Life in orbit
8 daysFrom the same launch
1965-066
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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