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Entry no.
1978-0055

COSMOS 986

COSMOS 986 (NORAD 10607) landed on 7 February 1978, after 14 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
10607
International designator
1978-010A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
24 Jan 1978Baikonur Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
7 Feb 1978UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
14 days14 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 allowed
Exact 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

14 days

Also ended on 7 Feb 1978

1 entry
1978-0056FSW-0 3

From the same launch

1978-010
1978-0044SL-4 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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