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Entry no.
1977-0203

COSMOS 904

COSMOS 904 (NORAD 9930) landed on 4 May 1977, after 14 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
9930
International designator
1977-028A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
20 Apr 1977Baikonur Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
4 May 1977UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
14 days14 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
71.4°N to 71.4°SFinal inclination 71.4°
Mass
2,200 kg
Operator
GUKOS RVSN
Built by
TsSKB
Bus
Zenit-2M
Programme
Zenit-2M

Where it came down

Latitude band its orbit allowed
Exact position not recorded

No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 71.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 71.4°N and 71.4°S.

Life in orbit

14 days

From the same launch

1977-028
1977-0197SL-4 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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