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Entry no.
1987-0095

COSMOS 1817

COSMOS 1817 (NORAD 17365) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 18 March 1987, after 1 month in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
17365
International designator
1987-010A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
30 Jan 1987Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
18 Mar 1987UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 month47 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
51.6°N to 51.6°SFinal inclination 51.6°
Mass
2,100 kg
Operator
MSvyaz
Built by
NPO PM
Bus
Ekran
Programme
Ekran-M

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 51.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 51.6°N and 51.6°S.

Life in orbit

1 month

COSMOS 1817’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 18 Mar 1987

2 entries
1987-0093COSMOS 1740 DEB1987-0094COSMOS 1736 DEB

From the same launch

1987-010
1987-0029SL-12 R/B(1)1987-0041SL-12 R/B(2)
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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