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Entry no.
1975-0440

COSMOS 779

COSMOS 779 (NORAD 8420) landed on 18 November 1975, after 14 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
8420
International designator
1975-104A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
4 Nov 1975Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
18 Nov 1975UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
14 days14 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
62.8°N to 62.8°SFinal inclination 62.8°
Mass
2,310 kg
Operator
GUKOS RVSN
Built by
TsSKB
Bus
Zenit-4MK
Programme
Zenit-4MK

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 62.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 62.8°N and 62.8°S.

Life in orbit

14 days

Also ended on 18 Nov 1975

1 entry
1975-0439COSMOS 705

From the same launch

1975-104
1975-0432SL-4 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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