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Entry no.
1976-0040
SOYUZ 20
SOYUZ 20 (NORAD 8430) landed after a space station visit on 16 February 1976, after 2 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
8430
International designator
1975-106A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
17 Nov 1975Baikonur Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
16 Feb 1976UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
2 months91 days
How it ended
Landed after a station visit
Latitude range
51.6°N to 51.6°SFinal inclination 51.6°
Mass
2,850 kg
Operator
NPO Energiya
Built by
NPO Energiya
Bus
7K-T A9
Programme
7K-TA
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 51.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 51.6°N and 51.6°S.
Life in orbit
2 monthsSOYUZ 20’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 16 Feb 1976
3 entriesFrom the same launch
1975-106
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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