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Entry no.
1973-0225

COSMOS 554 DEB

COSMOS 554 DEB (NORAD 6480) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 15 May 1973.

Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
6480
International designator
1973-021AP
Object type
Fragment
Country
USSR
Parent launched
19 Apr 1973Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
15 May 1973UTC calendar day
Time since launch
26 days26 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
72.9°N to 72.9°SFinal inclination 72.9°

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 72.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 72.9°N and 72.9°S.

Life in orbit

Also ended on 15 May 1973

3 entries
1973-0226COSMOS 554 DEB1973-0227COSMOS 554 DEB1973-0228COSMOS 556 DEB

From the same launch

1973-021
1973-0115SL-4 R/B1973-0278COSMOS 554

Part of a fragment group

194 on record
194One of 194 fragments of Cosmos 554 on record →
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