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1981-0559

COSMOS 252 DEB

COSMOS 252 DEB (NORAD 3813) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 3 November 1981.

Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
3813
International designator
1968-097BB
Object type
Fragment
Country
USSR
Parent launched
1 Nov 1968Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
3 Nov 1981UTC calendar day
Time since launch
13 years4,750 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
—

Where it came down

Not on record

No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit is not on record.

Life in orbit

COSMOS 252 DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 3 Nov 1981

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1981-0558COSMOS 252 DEB
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