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Entry no.
1971-0144

MOLNIYA 1-12 DEB

MOLNIYA 1-12 DEB (NORAD 5288) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 15 June 1971.

Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
5288
International designator
1969-061F
Object type
Fragment
Country
USSR
Parent launched
22 Jul 1969Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
15 Jun 1971UTC calendar day
Time since launch
1 year, 10 months693 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
65.3°N to 65.3°SFinal inclination 65.3°

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 65.3°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 65.3°N and 65.3°S.

Life in orbit

Also ended on 15 Jun 1971

2 entries
1971-0143COSMOS 424 DEB1971-0145SL-4 DEB

From the same launch

1969-061
1969-0220SL-6 R/B(1)1971-0139SL-6 R/B(2)1971-0148MOLNIYA 1-12
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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