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Entry no.
1977-0384
COSMOS 948
COSMOS 948 (NORAD 10319) landed on 15 September 1977, after 13 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
10319
International designator
1977-083A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
2 Sep 1977Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
15 Sep 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
2,455 kg
Operator
Priroda
Built by
TsSKB
Bus
Fram
Programme
Fram
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 15 Sep 1977
2 entriesFrom the same launch
1977-083
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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