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Entry no.
1976-0551

COSMOS 859

COSMOS 859 (NORAD 9471) landed on 21 October 1976, after 11 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
9471
International designator
1976-099A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
10 Oct 1976Baikonur Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
21 Oct 1976UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
11 days11 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
65.0°N to 65.0°SFinal inclination 65.0°
Mass
2,310 kg
Operator
GUKOS RVSN
Built by
TsSKB
Bus
Zenit-4MK
Programme
Zenit-4MK

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 65.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 65.0°N and 65.0°S.

Life in orbit

11 days

From the same launch

1976-099
1976-0546SL-4 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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