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1975-0473

MOLNIYA 1-17

MOLNIYA 1-17 (NORAD 4829) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 22 December 1975, after 4 years, 11 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
4829
International designator
1970-114A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
25 Dec 1970Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
22 Dec 1975UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
4 years, 11 months1,823 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
—
Mass
1,650 kg
Operator
GUKOS RVSN
Built by
OKB-10
Bus
Molniya-1
Programme
Molniya-1

Where it came down

Not on record

No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit is not on record.

Life in orbit

4 years, 11 months

MOLNIYA 1-17’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 22 Dec 1975

2 entries
1975-0474CZ-2C R/B1975-0475SL-12 PLAT

From the same launch

1970-114
1971-0016SL-6 R/B(1)1973-0052SL-6 R/B(2)
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