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Entry no.
1976-0570
COSMOS 863
COSMOS 863 (NORAD 9499) landed on 5 November 1976, after 11 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
9499
International designator
1976-106A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
25 Oct 1976Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
5 Nov 1976UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
11 days11 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
62.8°N to 62.8°SFinal inclination 62.8°
Mass
2,310 kg
Operator
GUKOS RVSN
Built by
TsSKB
Bus
Zenit-4MK
Programme
Zenit-4MK
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 62.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 62.8°N and 62.8°S.
Life in orbit
11 daysCame down with COSMOS 863
2 entriesFrom the same launch
1976-106
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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