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Entry no.
1967-0256

COSMOS 163

COSMOS 163 (NORAD 2832) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 11 October 1967, after 4 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
2832
International designator
1967-056A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
5 Jun 1967Kapustin Yar
Re-entered (UTC)
11 Oct 1967UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
4 months128 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
48.4°N to 48.4°SFinal inclination 48.4°
Mass
280 kg
Operator
Southern SDB
Built by
Southern SDB
Bus
DS-U2
Programme
DS-U2-MP

Where it came down

Latitude band its orbit allowed
Exact position not recorded

No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 48.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 48.4°N and 48.4°S.

Life in orbit

4 months

COSMOS 163’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 11 Oct 1967

2 entries
1967-0255LUNAR ORBITER 21967-0257SL-7 R/B

From the same launch

1967-056
1967-0220SL-7 R/B
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