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Entry no.
1962-0133

SPUTNIK 22 DEB

SPUTNIK 22 DEB (NORAD 491) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 25 December 1962.

Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
491
International designator
1962-057N
Object type
Fragment
Country
USSR
Parent launched
24 Oct 1962Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
25 Dec 1962UTC calendar day
Time since launch
2 months62 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
64.9°N to 64.9°SFinal inclination 64.9°

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 64.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 64.9°N and 64.9°S.

Life in orbit

Also ended on 25 Dec 1962

1 entry
1962-0132SL-6 DEB

From the same launch

1962-057
1962-0100SPUTNIK 22
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