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Entry no.
1978-0257
Kapsula Kosmosa-1004
Nauka 23KS No. 2L
Kapsula Kosmosa-1004 (NORAD 10851) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 8 June 1978, after 1 month in orbit.
Official dateIdentified from the historical record
NORAD number
10851
International designator
1978-043F
Object type
Spacecraft
Official listing
SL-4 DEBListed as a fragment
Country
USSR
Launched
5 May 1978Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
8 Jun 1978UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 16 Jun 1978
Time in orbit
1 month34 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
62.8°N to 62.8°SFinal inclination 62.8°
Mass
630 kg
Operator
TsSKB
Built by
TsSKB
Bus
Nauka
Programme
Nauka 23KS
Where it came down
Latitude band its orbit allowedExact position not recorded
No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 62.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 62.8°N and 62.8°S.
Life in orbit
1 monthKapsula Kosmosa-1004’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 8 Jun 1978
1 entryFrom the same launch
1978-043
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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