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Entry no.
1977-0170
Kapsula Kosmosa-898
Nauka 26KS No. 1L
Kapsula Kosmosa-898 (NORAD 9887) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 3 April 1977, after 17 days in orbit.
Official dateIdentified from the historical record
NORAD number
9887
International designator
1977-020D
Object type
Spacecraft
Official listing
COSMOS 898 DEBListed as a fragment
Country
USSR
Launched
17 Mar 1977Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
3 Apr 1977UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
17 days17 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
81.3°N to 81.3°SFinal inclination 81.3°
Mass
630 kg
Operator
TsSKB
Built by
TsSKB
Bus
Nauka
Programme
Nauka 26KS
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 81.3°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 81.3°N and 81.3°S.
Life in orbit
17 daysFrom the same launch
1977-020
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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