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Entry no.
1983-0192

COSMOS 1397

COSMOS 1397 (NORAD 13394) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 18 May 1983, after 9 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
13394
International designator
1982-076A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
29 Jul 1982Kapustin Yar
Re-entered (UTC)
18 May 1983UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
9 months293 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
50.7°N to 50.7°SFinal inclination 50.7°
Mass
1,045 kg
Operator
PVO
Built by
Southern SDB
Bus
Romb
Programme
Taifun-2V

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 50.7°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 50.7°N and 50.7°S.

Life in orbit

9 months

COSMOS 1397’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 18 May 1983

1 entry
1983-0193COSMOS 1449 DEB

From the same launch

1982-076
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