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Entry no.
1983-0024

COSMOS 1438

COSMOS 1438 (NORAD 13779) landed on 7 February 1983, after 11 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
13779
International designator
1983-005A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
27 Jan 1983Baikonur Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
7 Feb 1983UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
11 days11 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
70.4°N to 70.4°SFinal inclination 70.4°
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 70.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 70.4°N and 70.4°S.

Life in orbit

11 days

Also ended on 7 Feb 1983

1 entry
1983-0023COSMOS 1402 FUEL CORE

From the same launch

1983-005
1983-0020SL-4 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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