CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1971-0102
COSMOS 406 DEB
COSMOS 406 DEB (NORAD 5169) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 26 April 1971.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
5169
International designator
1971-029D
Object type
Fragment
Country
USSR
Parent launched
14 Apr 1971Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
26 Apr 1971UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 24 Apr 1971
Time since launch
12 days12 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
81.3°N to 81.3°SFinal inclination 81.3°
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 81.3°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 81.3°N and 81.3°S.
Life in orbit
Also ended on 26 Apr 1971
2 entriesFrom the same launch
1971-029
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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