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Entry no.
1977-0502

Kosmos-885 SS 3

ESO

Kosmos-885 SS 3 (NORAD 9914) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 9 December 1977, after 11 months in orbit.

Official dateIdentified from the historical record
NORAD number
9914
International designator
1976-124E
Object type
Spacecraft
Official listing
COSMOS 885 DEBListed as a fragment
Country
USSR
Launched
17 Dec 1976Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
9 Dec 1977UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
11 months357 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
—
Mass
5 kg
Operator
PVO
Built by
Southern SDB
Bus
ESO
Programme
ESO

Where it came down

Not on record

No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit is not on record.

Life in orbit

11 months

Kosmos-885 SS 3’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 9 Dec 1977

2 entries
1977-0503Kosmos-885 SS 111977-0504SL-4 R/B

From the same launch

1976-124
1977-0445Kosmos-885 SS 151977-0468Kosmos-885 SS 61977-0474Kosmos-885 SS 81977-0475Kosmos-885 SS 21977-0477Kosmos-885 SS 51977-0478Kosmos-885 SS 101977-0483Kosmos-885 SS 71977-0485Kosmos-885 SS 11977-0486Kosmos-885 SS 131977-0492Kosmos-885 SS 41977-0495Kosmos-885 SS 141977-0503Kosmos-885 SS 11
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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