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Entry no.
1976-0211

COSMOS 840

COSMOS 840 (NORAD 9019) landed on 26 July 1976, after 12 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
9019
International designator
1976-068A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
14 Jul 1976Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
26 Jul 1976UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
12 days12 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
72.9°N to 72.9°SFinal inclination 72.9°
Mass
2,200 kg
Operator
GUKOS RVSN
Built by
TsSKB
Bus
Zenit-2M
Programme
Zenit-2M

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 72.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 72.9°N and 72.9°S.

Life in orbit

12 days

From the same launch

1976-068
1976-0210SL-4 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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