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Entry no.
1983-0014

COSMOS 1402

COSMOS 1402 (NORAD 13441) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 23 January 1983 over the Indian Ocean, after 4 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
13441
International designator
1982-084A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
30 Aug 1982Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
23 Jan 1983Recorded time 22:10 UTC
Time in orbit
4 months146 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
65.0°N to 65.0°SFinal inclination 65.0°
Mass
1,154 kg
Operator
Soviet Navy
Built by
Kometa
Bus
US-A reactor
Programme
US-A

Where it came down

Recorded position

Recorded position 25.0°S, 84.0°E at 22:10 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 65.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 65.0°N and 65.0°S.

Life in orbit

4 months

COSMOS 1402’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 23 Jan 1983

1 entry
1983-0013COSMOS 1220 DEB
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