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Entry no.
1987-0350

COSMOS 1872

COSMOS 1872 (NORAD 18314) landed on 30 August 1987, after 11 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
18314
International designator
1987-069A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
19 Aug 1987Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
30 Aug 1987UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
11 days11 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 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

11 days

Also ended on 30 Aug 1987

2 entries
1987-0348SOLWIND DEB1987-0349COSMOS 1866 DEB

From the same launch

1987-069
1987-0341SL-4 R/B
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