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Entry no.
1986-0048
COSMOS 1715
COSMOS 1715 (NORAD 16447) landed on 22 January 1986, after 14 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
16447
International designator
1986-001A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
8 Jan 1986Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
22 Jan 1986UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
14 days14 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
72.8°N to 72.8°SFinal inclination 72.8°
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 72.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 72.8°N and 72.8°S.
Life in orbit
14 daysAlso ended on 22 Jan 1986
3 entriesFrom the same launch
1986-001
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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