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Entry no.
1976-0174
COSMOS 824
COSMOS 824 (NORAD 8877) landed on 21 June 1976, after 13 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
8877
International designator
1976-052A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
8 Jun 1976Baikonur Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
21 Jun 1976UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
13 days13 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
71.4°N to 71.4°SFinal inclination 71.4°
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 71.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 71.4°N and 71.4°S.
Life in orbit
13 daysAlso ended on 21 Jun 1976
2 entriesFrom the same launch
1976-052
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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