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Entry no.
1986-0083

COSMOS 1730

COSMOS 1730 (NORAD 16540) landed on 13 February 1986, after 9 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
16540
International designator
1986-012A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
4 Feb 1986Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
13 Feb 1986UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
9 days9 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
72.9°N to 72.9°SFinal inclination 72.9°
Mass
2,655 kg
Operator
GUKOS
Built by
TsSKB
Bus
Oblik
Programme
Oblik

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 72.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 72.9°N and 72.9°S.

Life in orbit

9 days

From the same launch

1986-012
1986-0080SL-4 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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