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Entry no.
1981-0216

Kosmos-1186 SS 8

ESO

Kosmos-1186 SS 8 (NORAD 12415) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 3 May 1981, after 10 months in orbit.

Official dateIdentified from the historical record
NORAD number
12415
International designator
1980-047L
Object type
Spacecraft
Official listing
COSMOS 1186 DEBListed as a fragment
Country
USSR
Launched
6 Jun 1980Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
3 May 1981UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
10 months331 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
74.0°N to 74.0°SFinal inclination 74.0°
Mass
5 kg
Operator
PVO
Built by
Southern SDB
Bus
ESO
Programme
ESO

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

10 months

Also ended on 3 May 1981

7 entries
1981-0210NOAA B1981-0212Kosmos-1186 SS 31981-0213Kosmos-1186 SS 41981-0214Kosmos-1186 SS 61981-0215Kosmos-1186 SS 71981-0217Kosmos-1186 SS 91981-0211SBS 1 R/B(PAM-D)

From the same launch

1980-047
1980-0362Kosmos-1186 SS 21980-0378Kosmos-1186 SS 11981-0206Kosmos-1186 SS 51981-0212Kosmos-1186 SS 31981-0213Kosmos-1186 SS 41981-0214Kosmos-1186 SS 61981-0215Kosmos-1186 SS 71981-0217Kosmos-1186 SS 91981-0221Kosmos-1186 SS 101981-0252Kosmos-1186 SS 121981-0264Kosmos-1186 SS 111981-0294Kosmos-1186 SS 20
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