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Entry no.
1962-0123
SPUTNIK 22 DEB
SPUTNIK 22 DEB (NORAD 498) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 10 December 1962.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
498
International designator
1962-057V
Object type
Fragment
Country
USSR
Parent launched
24 Oct 1962Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
10 Dec 1962UTC calendar day
Time since launch
1 month47 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
65.0°N to 65.0°SFinal inclination 65.0°
Where it came down
Latitude band its orbit allowedExact position not recorded
No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 65.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 65.0°N and 65.0°S.
Life in orbit
Also ended on 10 Dec 1962
2 entriesFrom the same launch
1962-057
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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