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Entry no.
1976-0154

COSMOS 820

COSMOS 820 (NORAD 8856) landed on 2 June 1976, after 12 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
8856
International designator
1976-046A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
21 May 1976Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
2 Jun 1976UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
12 days12 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
81.3°N to 81.3°SFinal inclination 81.3°
Mass
2,455 kg
Operator
Priroda
Built by
TsSKB
Bus
Fram
Programme
Fram

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

12 days

Also ended on 2 Jun 1976

1 entry
1976-0155SL-4 DEB

From the same launch

1976-046
1976-0149SL-4 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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