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Entry no.
1972-0026

COSMOS 462 DEB

COSMOS 462 DEB (NORAD 5668) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 28 January 1972.

Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
5668
International designator
1971-106Q
Object type
Fragment
Country
USSR
Parent launched
3 Dec 1971Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
28 Jan 1972UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 26 Jan 1972
Time since launch
1 month56 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
65.6°N to 65.6°SFinal inclination 65.6°

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 65.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 65.6°N and 65.6°S.

Life in orbit

COSMOS 462 DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 28 Jan 1972

2 entries
1972-0025COSMOS 4351972-0027COSMOS 471 DEB

From the same launch

1971-106
1971-0305SL-11 R/B(2)1972-0003SL-11 R/B(1)1975-0089COSMOS 462
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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