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Entry no.
1985-0105
COSMOS 1648
COSMOS 1648 (NORAD 15659) landed on 6 May 1985, after 11 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
15659
International designator
1985-032A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
25 Apr 1985Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
6 May 1985UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
11 days11 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
82.3°N to 82.3°SFinal inclination 82.3°
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 82.3°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.3°N and 82.3°S.
Life in orbit
11 daysAlso ended on 6 May 1985
1 entryFrom the same launch
1985-032
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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