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Entry no.
1977-0185
COSMOS 902
COSMOS 902 (NORAD 9908) landed on 20 April 1977, after 13 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
9908
International designator
1977-026A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
7 Apr 1977Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
20 Apr 1977UTC 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
2,310 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 81.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 81.4°N and 81.4°S.
Life in orbit
13 daysAlso ended on 20 Apr 1977
3 entriesFrom the same launch
1977-026
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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