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Entry no.
1975-0471

Kapsula Kosmosa-784

Nauka 22KS No. 1L

Kapsula Kosmosa-784 (NORAD 8485) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 21 December 1975, after 18 days in orbit.

Official dateIdentified from the historical record
NORAD number
8485
International designator
1975-113G
Object type
Spacecraft
Official listing
COSMOS 784 DEBListed as a fragment
Country
USSR
Launched
3 Dec 1975Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
21 Dec 1975UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
18 days18 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
81.3°N to 81.3°SFinal inclination 81.3°
Mass
630 kg
Operator
TsSKB
Built by
TsSKB
Bus
Nauka
Programme
Nauka 22KS

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 81.3°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 81.3°N and 81.3°S.

Life in orbit

18 days

Also ended on 21 Dec 1975

1 entry
1975-0472SL-4 R/B

From the same launch

1975-113
1975-0460SL-4 R/B1975-0466COSMOS 784
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