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Entry no.
1984-0457
COSMOS 893
COSMOS 893 (NORAD 9833) came down while still attached to its host on 6 October 1984, after 7 years, 7 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
9833
International designator
1977-011A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
15 Feb 1977Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
6 Oct 1984UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
7 years, 7 months2,790 days
How it ended
Came down attached to its host
Latitude range
73.9°N to 73.9°SFinal inclination 73.9°
Mass
300 kg
Operator
Southern SDB
Built by
Southern SDB
Bus
DS-U2
Programme
DS-U2-IK
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 73.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 73.9°N and 73.9°S.
Life in orbit
7 years, 7 monthsCOSMOS 893’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 6 Oct 1984
1 entry
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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