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Entry no.
1962-0072

SPUTNIK 20

SPUTNIK 20 (NORAD 381) came down while still attached to its host on 6 September 1962, after 5 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
381
International designator
1962-043A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
1 Sep 1962Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
6 Sep 1962UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
5 days5 days
How it ended
Came down attached to its host
Latitude range
64.8°N to 64.8°SFinal inclination 64.8°
Mass
600 kg
Operator
OKB-1
Built by
OKB-1
Bus
MV
Programme
2MV

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

5 days

Also ended on 6 Sep 1962

1 entry
1962-0071SL-6 DEB

From the same launch

1962-043
1962-0067SL-6 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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