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Entry no.
1976-0654
COSMOS 879
COSMOS 879 (NORAD 9599) landed on 22 December 1976, after 13 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
9599
International designator
1976-119A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
9 Dec 1976Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
22 Dec 1976UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
13 days13 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
81.4°N to 81.4°SFinal inclination 81.4°
Mass
2,200 kg
Operator
GUKOS RVSN
Built by
TsSKB
Bus
Zenit-2M
Programme
Zenit-2M
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 81.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 81.4°N and 81.4°S.
Life in orbit
13 daysFrom the same launch
1976-119
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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