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Entry no.
1977-0438
COSMOS 957
COSMOS 957 (NORAD 10385) landed on 13 October 1977, after 13 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
10385
International designator
1977-098A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
30 Sep 1977Baikonur Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
13 Oct 1977UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
13 days13 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
65.0°N to 65.0°SFinal inclination 65.0°
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 65.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 65.0°N and 65.0°S.
Life in orbit
13 daysAlso ended on 13 Oct 1977
4 entriesFrom the same launch
1977-098
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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