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Entry no.
1978-0014
Kapsula Kosmosa-966
Nauka 26KS No. 2L
Kapsula Kosmosa-966 (NORAD 10538) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 7 January 1978, after 26 days in orbit.
Official dateIdentified from the historical record
NORAD number
10538
International designator
1977-115D
Object type
Spacecraft
Official listing
COSMOS 966 DEBListed as a fragment
Country
USSR
Launched
12 Dec 1977Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
7 Jan 1978UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
26 days26 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
65.0°N to 65.0°SFinal inclination 65.0°
Mass
630 kg
Operator
TsSKB
Built by
TsSKB
Bus
Nauka
Programme
Nauka 26KS
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
26 daysAlso ended on 7 Jan 1978
1 entryFrom the same launch
1977-115
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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