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Entry no.
1988-0604

COSMOS 1968

COSMOS 1968 (NORAD 19488) landed on 23 September 1988, after 14 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
19488
International designator
1988-082A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
9 Sep 1988Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
23 Sep 1988UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
14 days14 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
82.3°N to 82.3°SFinal inclination 82.3°
Mass
2,555 kg
Operator
Priroda
Built by
TsSKB
Bus
Resurs-F1
Programme
Resurs-F1 C

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 82.3°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.3°N and 82.3°S.

Life in orbit

14 days

Also ended on 23 Sep 1988

7 entries
1988-0599SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)1988-0600SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)1988-0598COSMOS 1260 DEB1988-0601ARIANE 1 DEB1988-0602COSMOS 1823 DEB1988-0603SL-6 DEB1988-0605COSMOS 1967 DEB

From the same launch

1988-082
1988-0555SL-4 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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