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Entry no.
1982-0514

COSMOS 1421

COSMOS 1421 (NORAD 13661) landed on 2 December 1982, after 14 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
13661
International designator
1982-112A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
18 Nov 1982Baikonur Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
2 Dec 1982UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
14 days14 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
70.3°N to 70.3°SFinal inclination 70.3°
Mass
2,655 kg
Operator
GUKOS
Built by
TsSKB
Bus
Zenit-6
Programme
Zenit-6

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 70.3°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 70.3°N and 70.3°S.

Life in orbit

14 days

From the same launch

1982-112
1982-0499SL-4 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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