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1987-0459

COSMOS 1887

COSMOS 1887 (NORAD 18380) landed on 12 October 1987, after 13 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
18380
International designator
1987-083A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
29 Sep 1987Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
12 Oct 1987UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
13 days13 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
62.8°N to 62.8°SFinal inclination 62.8°
Mass
2,040 kg
Operator
IMBP / TsSKB
Built by
TsSKB
Bus
Bion
Programme
Bion

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 62.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 62.8°N and 62.8°S.

Life in orbit

13 days

Also ended on 12 Oct 1987

4 entries
1987-0456SOLWIND DEB1987-0457COSMOS 1866 DEB1987-0458COSMOS 1874 DEB1987-0460COSMOS 1882 DEB

From the same launch

1987-083
1987-0486SL-4 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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