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Entry no.
1983-0369

COSMOS 1443

COSMOS 1443 (NORAD 13868) came down with its space station on 19 September 1983, after 6 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
13868
International designator
1983-013A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
2 Mar 1983Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
19 Sep 1983UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
6 months201 days
How it ended
Came down with its space station
Latitude range
51.6°N to 51.6°SFinal inclination 51.6°
Mass
14,750 kg
Operator
ZIKh
Built by
ZIKh
Bus
77KS
Programme
TKS

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 51.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 51.6°N and 51.6°S.

Life in orbit

6 months

COSMOS 1443’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 19 Sep 1983

7 entries
1983-0371SL-4 R/B1983-0372SL-4 R/B1983-0368COSMOS 1260 DEB1983-0370SL-6 PLAT1983-0373SL-4 DEB1983-0374COSMOS 1495 DEB1983-0375SL-4 DEB

From the same launch

1983-013
1983-0086SL-13 R/B
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