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Entry no.
1982-0423

POLYOT 1

POLYOT 1 (NORAD 683) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 16 October 1982, after 18 years, 11 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
683
International designator
1963-043A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
1 Nov 1963Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
16 Oct 1982UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
18 years, 11 months6,924 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
58.8°N to 58.8°SFinal inclination 58.8°
Mass
1,950 kg
Operator
OKB-52
Built by
OKB-52 / KB-1
Bus
I-2B
Programme
IS Polyot

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 58.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 58.8°N and 58.8°S.

Life in orbit

18 years, 11 months

POLYOT 1’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 16 Oct 1982

5 entries
1982-0424COSMOS 12861982-0425COSMOS 14071982-0426PROGRESS 151982-0427COSMOS 1365 DEB1982-0428COSMOS 1411 DEB

From the same launch

1963-043
1965-0330SL-5 R/B
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