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Entry no.
1977-0156

COSMOS 897

COSMOS 897 (NORAD 9860) landed on 23 March 1977, after 13 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
9860
International designator
1977-017A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
10 Mar 1977Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
23 Mar 1977UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
13 days13 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
72.8°N to 72.8°SFinal inclination 72.8°
Mass
2,310 kg
Operator
GUKOS RVSN
Built by
TsSKB
Bus
Zenit-4MK
Programme
Zenit-4MK

Where it came down

Latitude band its orbit allowed
Exact position not recorded

No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 72.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 72.8°N and 72.8°S.

Life in orbit

13 days

Also ended on 23 Mar 1977

1 entry
1977-0157COSMOS 896 DEB

From the same launch

1977-017
1977-0145SL-4 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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