CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1972-0212
COSMOS 496 DEB
COSMOS 496 DEB (NORAD 6083) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 4 July 1972.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
6083
International designator
1972-045C
Object type
Fragment
Country
USSR
Parent launched
26 Jun 1972Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
4 Jul 1972UTC calendar day
Time since launch
8 days8 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
51.6°N to 51.6°SFinal inclination 51.6°
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 51.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 51.6°N and 51.6°S.
Life in orbit
Also ended on 4 Jul 1972
2 entriesFrom the same launch
1972-045
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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