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Entry no.
1976-0526
COSMOS 855
COSMOS 855 (NORAD 9433) landed on 3 October 1976, after 12 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
9433
International designator
1976-095A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
21 Sep 1976Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
3 Oct 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
VTS SA
Built by
TsSKB
Bus
Zenit-4MT
Programme
Orion
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 72.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 72.9°N and 72.9°S.
Life in orbit
12 daysFrom the same launch
1976-095Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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