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Entry no.
1989-1029

COSMOS 1776

COSMOS 1776 (NORAD 16928) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 15 December 1989, after 3 years, 3 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
16928
International designator
1986-067A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
3 Sep 1986Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
15 Dec 1989UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
3 years, 3 months1,199 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
74.0°N to 74.0°SFinal inclination 74.0°
Mass
1,045 kg
Operator
PVO
Built by
Southern SDB
Bus
Romb
Programme
Taifun-2A

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 74.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 74.0°N and 74.0°S.

Life in orbit

3 years, 3 months

COSMOS 1776’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 15 Dec 1989

2 entries
1989-1027THORAD AGENA D DEB1989-1028DELTA 1 DEB

From the same launch

1986-067
1987-0530Kosmos-1776 SS 61987-0538Kosmos-1776 SS 41987-0547Kosmos-1776 SS 81987-0552Kosmos-1776 SS 31987-0555Kosmos-1776 SS 91987-0569Kosmos-1776 SS 21987-0580Kosmos-1776 SS 51987-0591Kosmos-1776 SS 11987-0617Kosmos-1776 SS 71987-0620Kosmos-1776 SS 101988-0024Kosmos-1776 SS 111988-0067Kosmos-1776 SS 12
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