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Entry no.
1978-0088

COSMOS 989

COSMOS 989 (NORAD 10672) landed on 28 February 1978, after 14 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
10672
International designator
1978-017A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
14 Feb 1978Baikonur Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
28 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 28 Feb 1978

1 entry
1978-0089COSMOS 989 DEB

From the same launch

1978-017
1978-0069SL-4 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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