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Entry no.
1976-0136

COSMOS 815

COSMOS 815 (NORAD 8811) landed on 11 May 1976, after 13 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
8811
International designator
1976-036A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
28 Apr 1976Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
11 May 1976UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
13 days13 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
81.3°N to 81.3°SFinal inclination 81.3°
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 81.3°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 81.3°N and 81.3°S.

Life in orbit

13 days

From the same launch

1976-036
1976-0126SL-4 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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