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Entry no.
1971-0266
Kapsula Kosmosa-443
Nauka 8KS No. 2L
Kapsula Kosmosa-443 (NORAD 5562) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 30 October 1971, after 23 days in orbit.
Official dateIdentified from the historical record
NORAD number
5562
International designator
1971-085F
Object type
Spacecraft
Official listing
COSMOS 443 DEBListed as a fragment
Country
USSR
Launched
7 Oct 1971Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
30 Oct 1971UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
23 days23 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
65.4°N to 65.4°SFinal inclination 65.4°
Mass
630 kg
Operator
TsKBEM Fil. 3
Built by
TsKBEM Fil. 3
Bus
Nauka
Programme
Nauka 8KS
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 65.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 65.4°N and 65.4°S.
Life in orbit
23 daysAlso ended on 30 Oct 1971
1 entryFrom the same launch
1971-085
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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