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1976-0208

COSMOS 843

COSMOS 843 (NORAD 9043) was deorbited in a controlled re-entry on 22 July 1976, after 1 day in orbit.

Controlled re-entryOfficial date
NORAD number
9043
International designator
1976-071A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
21 Jul 1976Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
22 Jul 1976UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 21 Jul 1976
Time in orbit
1 day1 days
How it ended
Deorbited (controlled re-entry)
Latitude range
65.1°N to 65.1°SFinal inclination 65.1°
Mass
2,450 kg
Operator
PKO
Built by
Kometa
Bus
IS
Programme
IS 5V91T

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 65.1°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 65.1°N and 65.1°S.

Life in orbit

1 day

From the same launch

1976-071
1976-0209SL-11 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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