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Entry no.
1977-0024

COSMOS 888

COSMOS 888 (NORAD 9658) landed on 19 January 1977, after 13 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
9658
International designator
1977-001A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
6 Jan 1977Baikonur Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
19 Jan 1977UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
13 days13 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

13 days

From the same launch

1977-001
1977-0020SL-4 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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