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Entry no.
1972-0238

COSMOS 502 DEB

COSMOS 502 DEB (NORAD 6128) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 25 July 1972.

Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
6128
International designator
1972-055D
Object type
Fragment
Country
USSR
Parent launched
13 Jul 1972Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
25 Jul 1972UTC calendar day
Time since launch
12 days12 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
65.4°N to 65.4°SFinal inclination 65.4°

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 65.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 65.4°N and 65.4°S.

Life in orbit

Also ended on 25 Jul 1972

3 entries
1972-0235COSMOS 5021972-0236COSMOS 501 DEB1972-0237COSMOS 501 DEB

From the same launch

1972-055
1972-0227SL-4 R/B1972-0235COSMOS 502
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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