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Entry no.
1976-0161

COSMOS 821

COSMOS 821 (NORAD 8862) landed on 8 June 1976, after 13 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
8862
International designator
1976-048A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
26 May 1976Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
8 Jun 1976UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
13 days13 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
72.8°N to 72.8°SFinal inclination 72.8°
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 72.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 72.8°N and 72.8°S.

Life in orbit

13 days

From the same launch

1976-048
1976-0160SL-4 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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