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Entry no.
1979-0320

PROGNOZ 5

PROGNOZ 5 (NORAD 9557) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 12 July 1979, after 2 years, 7 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
9557
International designator
1976-112A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
25 Nov 1976Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
12 Jul 1979UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
2 years, 7 months959 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
—
Mass
930 kg
Operator
IKI / Babakin
Built by
Lavochkin
Bus
SO-M
Programme
SO-M

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

2 years, 7 months

Also ended on 12 Jul 1979

1 entry
1979-0321COSMOS 880 DEB

From the same launch

1976-112
1977-0077SL-6 R/B
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