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Entry no.
1988-0065

COSMOS 1901

COSMOS 1901 (NORAD 18666) landed on 3 February 1988, after 1 month in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
18666
International designator
1987-102A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
14 Dec 1987Baikonur Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
3 Feb 1988UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 month51 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
64.9°N to 64.9°SFinal inclination 64.9°
Mass
2,886 kg
Operator
UNKS
Built by
TsSKB
Bus
Yantar'-4K2
Programme
Kobal't

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 64.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 64.9°N and 64.9°S.

Life in orbit

1 month

COSMOS 1901’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 3 Feb 1988

4 entries
1988-0062ARIANE 1 DEB1988-0063ARIANE 1 DEB1988-0064ASTRO C DEB1988-0066COSMOS 1905 DEB

From the same launch

1987-102
1987-0605SL-4 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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