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Entry no.
1978-0003

COSMOS 969

COSMOS 969 (NORAD 10527) landed on 3 January 1978, after 14 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
10527
International designator
1977-120A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
20 Dec 1977Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
3 Jan 1978UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
14 days14 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 allowed
Exact 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

14 days

Also ended on 3 Jan 1978

1 entry
1978-0002COSMOS 249 DEB *

From the same launch

1977-120
1977-0525SL-4 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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