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Entry no.
1978-0132

COSMOS 993

COSMOS 993 (NORAD 10725) landed on 23 March 1978, after 13 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
10725
International designator
1978-027A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
10 Mar 1978Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
23 Mar 1978UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
13 days13 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
72.8°N to 72.8°SFinal inclination 72.8°
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 72.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 72.8°N and 72.8°S.

Life in orbit

13 days

Also ended on 23 Mar 1978

1 entry
1978-0131TRANSIT 12 DEB

From the same launch

1978-027
1978-0119SL-4 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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