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Entry no.
1988-0788

COSMOS 1978

COSMOS 1978 (NORAD 19612) landed on 10 November 1988, after 14 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
19612
International designator
1988-097A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
27 Oct 1988Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
10 Nov 1988UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
14 days14 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

14 days

Also ended on 10 Nov 1988

5 entries
1988-0783DELTA 1 DEB1988-0784ARIANE 1 DEB1988-0785KYOKKO 1 DEB1988-0786SOLWIND DEB1988-0787MIR DEB

From the same launch

1988-097
1988-0757SL-4 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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