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Entry no.
1987-0271
COSMOS 1863
COSMOS 1863 (NORAD 18155) landed on 18 July 1987, after 14 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
18155
International designator
1987-056A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
4 Jul 1987Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
18 Jul 1987UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
14 days14 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
72.9°N to 72.9°SFinal inclination 72.9°
Mass
2,655 kg
Operator
UNKS
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 72.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 72.9°N and 72.9°S.
Life in orbit
14 daysAlso ended on 18 Jul 1987
2 entriesFrom the same launch
1987-056
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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