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Entry no.
1986-0031

COSMOS 1423

COSMOS 1423 (NORAD 13685) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 18 January 1986, after 3 years, 1 month in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
13685
International designator
1982-115A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
8 Dec 1982Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
18 Jan 1986UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
3 years, 1 month1,137 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
62.8°N to 62.8°SFinal inclination 62.8°
Mass
1,650 kg
Operator
GUKOS
Built by
NPO PM
Bus
Molniya-1
Programme
Molniya-1K

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 62.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 62.8°N and 62.8°S.

Life in orbit

3 years, 1 month

COSMOS 1423’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 18 Jan 1986

4 entries
1986-0030COS B1986-0033STS 61C1986-0032SALYUT 7 DEB1986-0034SL-12 PLAT

From the same launch

1982-115
1982-0557SL-6 R/B(1)1988-0309SL-6 R/B(2)
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