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1982-0492

COSMOS 252 DEB

COSMOS 252 DEB (NORAD 3997) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 22 November 1982.

Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
3997
International designator
1968-097BW
Object type
Fragment
Country
USSR
Parent launched
1 Nov 1968Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
22 Nov 1982UTC calendar day
Time since launch
14 years5,134 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

Also ended on 22 Nov 1982

8 entries
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