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Entry no.
1976-0548
SOYUZ 23
SOYUZ 23 (NORAD 9477) landed on 16 October 1976 over Asia, after 2 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
9477
International designator
1976-100A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
14 Oct 1976Baikonur Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
16 Oct 1976Recorded time 17:45 UTC
Time in orbit
2 days2 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
51.6°N to 51.6°SFinal inclination 51.6°
Mass
2,850 kg
Operator
NPO Energiya
Built by
NPO Energiya
Bus
7K-T A9
Programme
7K-TA
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 50.4°N, 68.9°E at 17:45 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 51.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 51.6°N and 51.6°S.
Life in orbit
2 daysAlso ended on 16 Oct 1976
2 entriesFrom the same launch
1976-100
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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