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Entry no.
1978-0189

COSMOS 849

COSMOS 849 (NORAD 9382) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 24 April 1978, after 1 year, 8 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
9382
International designator
1976-083A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
18 Aug 1976Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
24 Apr 1978UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 year, 8 months614 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
70.9°N to 70.9°SFinal inclination 70.9°
Mass
200 kg
Operator
PVO
Built by
Southern SDB
Bus
DS-P1
Programme
DS-P1-I

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 70.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 70.9°N and 70.9°S.

Life in orbit

1 year, 8 months

COSMOS 849’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 24 Apr 1978

4 entries
1978-0190SALYUT 6 DEB1978-0191COSMOS 1002 DEB1978-0192COSMOS 1002 DEB1978-0193COSMOS 999 DEB

From the same launch

1976-083
1977-0464SL-7 R/B
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