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Entry no.
1962-0080

SPUTNIK 21

SPUTNIK 21 (NORAD 389) came down while still attached to its host on 14 September 1962, after 2 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
389
International designator
1962-045A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
12 Sep 1962Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
14 Sep 1962UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
2 days2 days
How it ended
Came down attached to its host
Latitude range
—
Mass
900 kg
Operator
OKB-1
Built by
OKB-1
Bus
MV
Programme
2MV

Where it came down

Not on record

No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit is not on record.

Life in orbit

2 days

Also ended on 14 Sep 1962

1 entry
1962-0079FTV 1151

From the same launch

1962-045
1962-0076SL-6 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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