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Entry no.
1978-0335

Kosmos-965 SS 7

ESO

Kosmos-965 SS 7 (NORAD 10782) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 18 July 1978, after 7 months in orbit.

Official dateIdentified from the historical record
NORAD number
10782
International designator
1977-111J
Object type
Spacecraft
Official listing
COSMOS 965 DEBListed as a fragment
Country
USSR
Launched
8 Dec 1977Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
18 Jul 1978UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
7 months222 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
—
Mass
5 kg
Operator
PVO
Built by
Southern SDB
Bus
ESO
Programme
ESO

Where it came down

Not on record

No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit is not on record.

Life in orbit

7 months

Kosmos-965 SS 7’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 18 Jul 1978

12 entries
1978-0334Kosmos-965 SS 51978-0336Kosmos-965 SS 101978-0326SCOUT X-3M DEB1978-0327DELTA 1 DEB1978-0328SL-8 DEB1978-0329SL-8 DEB *1978-0330SL-8 DEB *1978-0331SL-3 DEB1978-0332DELTA 1 DEB1978-0333SL-8 DEB *1978-0337COSMOS 919 DEB1978-0338SL-11 DEB

From the same launch

1977-111
1978-0167Kosmos-965 SS 11978-0173Kosmos-965 SS 21978-0203Kosmos-965 SS 31978-0220Kosmos-965 SS 41978-0229Kosmos-965 SS 111978-0232Kosmos-965 SS 61978-0244Kosmos-965 SS 91978-0251Kosmos-965 SS 81978-0272Kosmos-965 SS 131978-0282Kosmos-965 SS 121978-0283Kosmos-965 SS 161978-0309Kosmos-965 SS 15
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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