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Entry no.
1986-0185

COSMOS 1740

COSMOS 1740 (NORAD 16679) landed on 28 April 1986, after 13 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
16679
International designator
1986-029A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
15 Apr 1986Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
28 Apr 1986UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
13 days13 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

13 days

Also ended on 28 Apr 1986

1 entry
1986-0184COSMOS 1588 DEB

From the same launch

1986-029
1986-0182SL-4 R/B
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