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Entry no.
1979-0632

COSMOS 913

COSMOS 913 (NORAD 10028) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 29 December 1979, after 2 years, 6 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
10028
International designator
1977-042A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
30 May 1977Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
29 Dec 1979UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
2 years, 6 months943 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
74.0°N to 74.0°SFinal inclination 74.0°
Mass
1,045 kg
Operator
PVO
Built by
Southern SDB
Bus
Romb
Programme
Taifun-2A

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 74.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 74.0°N and 74.0°S.

Life in orbit

2 years, 6 months

COSMOS 913’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 29 Dec 1979

2 entries
1979-0630THORAD AGENA D DEB1979-0631DELTA 1 DEB

From the same launch

1977-042
1978-0050Kosmos-913 SS 101978-0065Kosmos-913 SS 81978-0066Kosmos-913 SS 91978-0070Kosmos-913 SS 21978-0080Kosmos-913 SS 41978-0081Kosmos-913 SS 51978-0082Kosmos-913 SS 111978-0086Kosmos-913 SS 31978-0111Kosmos-913 SS 71978-0120Kosmos-913 SS 131978-0125Kosmos-913 SS 171978-0126Kosmos-913 SS 18
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