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Entry no.
1976-0141
COSMOS 817
COSMOS 817 (NORAD 8823) landed on 18 May 1976, after 13 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
8823
International designator
1976-040A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
5 May 1976Baikonur Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
18 May 1976UTC 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 daysCame down with COSMOS 817
2 entriesFrom the same launch
1976-040
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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