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Entry no.
1976-0547
Kapsula Kosmosa-856
Nauka 23KS No. 1L
Kapsula Kosmosa-856 (NORAD 9448) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 16 October 1976, after 24 days in orbit.
Official dateIdentified from the historical record
NORAD number
9448
International designator
1976-096E
Object type
Spacecraft
Official listing
COSMOS 856 DEBListed as a fragment
Country
USSR
Launched
22 Sep 1976Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
16 Oct 1976UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
24 days24 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
65.0°N to 65.0°SFinal inclination 65.0°
Mass
630 kg
Operator
TsSKB
Built by
TsSKB
Bus
Nauka
Programme
Nauka 23KS
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 65.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 65.0°N and 65.0°S.
Life in orbit
24 daysAlso ended on 16 Oct 1976
2 entriesFrom the same launch
1976-096
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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