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Entry no.
1983-0457
COSMOS 1509
COSMOS 1509 (NORAD 14490) landed on 1 December 1983, after 14 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
14490
International designator
1983-112A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
17 Nov 1983Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
1 Dec 1983UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
14 days14 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
72.9°N to 72.9°SFinal inclination 72.9°
Mass
2,655 kg
Operator
GUKOS
Built by
TsSKB
Bus
Zenit-6
Programme
Zenit-6
Where it came down
Latitude band its orbit allowedExact position not recorded
No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 72.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 72.9°N and 72.9°S.
Life in orbit
14 daysAlso ended on 1 Dec 1983
2 entriesFrom the same launch
1983-112
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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