CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1968-0077
COSMOS 209 DEB (ANTENNA)
COSMOS 209 DEB (ANTENNA) (NORAD 3161) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 25 March 1968.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
3161
International designator
1968-023B
Object type
Fragment
Country
USSR
Parent launched
22 Mar 1968Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
25 Mar 1968UTC calendar day
Time since launch
3 days3 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
65.1°N to 65.1°SFinal inclination 65.1°
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 65.1°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 65.1°N and 65.1°S.
Life in orbit
Also ended on 25 Mar 1968
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