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Entry no.
1986-0079
COSMOS 1728
COSMOS 1728 (NORAD 16512) landed on 11 February 1986, after 14 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
16512
International designator
1986-009A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
28 Jan 1986Baikonur Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
11 Feb 1986UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
14 days14 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
70.0°N to 70.0°SFinal inclination 70.0°
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 70.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 70.0°N and 70.0°S.
Life in orbit
14 daysAlso ended on 11 Feb 1986
2 entriesFrom the same launch
1986-009
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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