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Entry no.
1979-0542

COSMOS 1138 DEB

COSMOS 1138 DEB (NORAD 11577) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 12 November 1979.

Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
11577
International designator
1979-085E
Object type
Fragment
Country
USSR
Parent launched
28 Sep 1979Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
12 Nov 1979UTC calendar day
Time since launch
1 month45 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
72.8°N to 72.8°SFinal inclination 72.8°

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 72.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 72.8°N and 72.8°S.

Life in orbit

COSMOS 1138 DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 12 Nov 1979

3 entries
1979-0543Kosmos-1112 SS 141979-0544SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)1979-0541DELTA 1 DEB

From the same launch

1979-085
1979-0458SL-4 R/B1979-0470COSMOS 1138
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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