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Entry no.
1977-0419
COSMOS 953
COSMOS 953 (NORAD 10359) landed on 29 September 1977, after 13 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
10359
International designator
1977-089A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
16 Sep 1977Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
29 Sep 1977UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
13 days13 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
62.8°N to 62.8°SFinal inclination 62.8°
Mass
2,400 kg
Operator
GUKOS RVSN
Built by
TsSKB
Bus
Zenit-4MK
Programme
Zenit-4MKM
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 62.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 62.8°N and 62.8°S.
Life in orbit
13 daysAlso ended on 29 Sep 1977
3 entriesFrom the same launch
1977-089
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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