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Entry no.
1984-0384
COSMOS 1587
COSMOS 1587 (NORAD 15163) landed on 31 August 1984, after 25 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
15163
International designator
1984-082A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
6 Aug 1984Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
31 Aug 1984UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
25 days25 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
Oblik
Programme
Oblik
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
25 daysCOSMOS 1587’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 31 Aug 1984
3 entriesFrom the same launch
1984-082
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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