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Entry no.
1988-0633

COSMOS 1963

COSMOS 1963 (NORAD 19384) landed on 2 October 1988, after 1 month in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
19384
International designator
1988-070A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
16 Aug 1988Baikonur Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
2 Oct 1988UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 month47 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
64.8°N to 64.8°SFinal inclination 64.8°
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 64.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 64.8°N and 64.8°S.

Life in orbit

1 month

COSMOS 1963’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 2 Oct 1988

4 entries
1988-0631ARIANE 1 DEB1988-0632DELTA 1 DEB1988-0634COSMOS 1965 DEB1988-0635MIR DEB

From the same launch

1988-070
1988-0500SL-4 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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