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Entry no.
1987-0307

COSMOS 1871

COSMOS 1871 (NORAD 18259) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 10 August 1987, after 9 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
18259
International designator
1987-065A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
1 Aug 1987Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
10 Aug 1987UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
9 days9 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
83.0°N to 83.0°SFinal inclination 97.0°
Mass
10,074 kg
Operator
TsSKB
Built by
TsSKB
Bus
Orlets-2
Programme
Orlets

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 97.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 83.0°N and 83.0°S.

Life in orbit

9 days

Also ended on 10 Aug 1987

1 entry
1987-0306COSMOS 1736 DEB

From the same launch

1987-065
1987-0296SL-16 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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