CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1979-0398
KRT-10
KRT-10 (NORAD 11493) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere after release from its host on 24 August 1979, after 1 month in orbit.
Official dateIdentified from the historical record
NORAD number
11493
International designator
1977-097BD
Object type
Spacecraft
Official listing
SALYUT 6 DEBListed as a fragment
Country
USSR
Launched
28 Jun 1979Baikonur Cosmodrome
Released from
Salyut 6
Re-entered (UTC)
24 Aug 1979UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 month57 days
How it ended
Re-entered after release from its host
Latitude range
51.6°N to 51.6°SFinal inclination 51.6°
Mass
350 kg
Operator
NPO Energiya
Built by
NPO Energiya
Bus
KRT-10
Programme
PSUP
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
1 monthAlso ended on 24 Aug 1979
3 entriesFrom the same launch
1979-059
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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