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1977-0453

COSMOS 961

COSMOS 961 (NORAD 10434) was deorbited in a controlled re-entry on 26 October 1977 , after 0 days in orbit.

Controlled re-entryOfficial date
NORAD number
10434
International designator
1977-104A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
26 Oct 1977Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
26 Oct 1977UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
0 days0 days
How it ended
Deorbited (controlled re-entry)
Latitude range
—
Mass
1,400 kg
Operator
PKO
Built by
Kometa
Bus
IS
Programme
IS 5V91TM

Where it came down

Recorded position

Recorded position 36.0°N, 143.0°E. Its final orbit is not on record.

Life in orbit

0 days

From the same launch

1977-104
1977-0454SL-11 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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