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Entry no.
1978-0502

SALYUT 6 DEB

SALYUT 6 DEB (NORAD 11092) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 12 December 1978.

Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
11092
International designator
1977-097AA
Object type
Fragment
Country
USSR
Parent launched
29 Sep 1977Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
12 Dec 1978UTC calendar day
Time since launch
1 year, 2 months439 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 allowed
Exact 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 12 Dec 1978

6 entries
1978-0498ARIEL 4 (UK-4)1978-0499EXPLORER 51 (AE-C)1978-0504COSMOS 10501978-0500DELTA 1 R/B(1)1978-0503DELTA 1 R/B(1)1978-0501SALYUT 6 DEB

From the same launch

1977-097
1977-0425SL-13 R/B1982-0280SALYUT 6
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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