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Entry no.
1975-0482
COSMOS 786
COSMOS 786 (NORAD 8489) landed on 29 December 1975, after 13 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
8489
International designator
1975-120A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
16 Dec 1975Baikonur Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
29 Dec 1975UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
13 days13 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
65.0°N to 65.0°SFinal inclination 65.0°
Mass
2,310 kg
Operator
GUKOS RVSN
Built by
TsSKB
Bus
Zenit-4MK
Programme
Zenit-4MK
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 65.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 65.0°N and 65.0°S.
Life in orbit
13 daysAlso ended on 29 Dec 1975
3 entriesFrom the same launch
1975-120
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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