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Entry no.
1981-0225

COSMOS 482

COSMOS 482 (NORAD 5919) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 5 May 1981, after 9 years, 1 month in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
5919
International designator
1972-023A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
31 Mar 1972Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
5 May 1981UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
9 years, 1 month3,322 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
51.9°N to 51.9°SFinal inclination 51.9°
Mass
689 kg
Operator
IKI / Babakin
Built by
Lavochkin
Bus
MV
Programme
4V-1A

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 51.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 51.9°N and 51.9°S.

Life in orbit

9 years, 1 month

COSMOS 482’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 5 May 1981

3 entries
1981-0223TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE DEB1981-0224TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE DEB1981-0226DELTA 1 DEB

From the same launch

1972-023
1972-0099SL-6 R/B(1)1983-0037SL-6 R/B(2)2025-0995COSMOS 482 DESCENT CRAFT
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