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Entry no.
1978-0122

COSMOS 992

COSMOS 992 (NORAD 10699) landed on 17 March 1978, after 13 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
10699
International designator
1978-025A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
4 Mar 1978Baikonur Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
17 Mar 1978UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
13 days13 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
71.3°N to 71.3°SFinal inclination 71.3°
Mass
2,200 kg
Operator
GUKOS RVSN
Built by
TsSKB
Bus
Zenit-2M
Programme
Zenit-2M

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 71.3°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 71.3°N and 71.3°S.

Life in orbit

13 days

Also ended on 17 Mar 1978

1 entry
1978-0123TITAN 3D R/B

From the same launch

1978-025
1978-0110SL-4 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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