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Entry no.
1983-0139
Kosmos-1397 SS 5
ESO
Kosmos-1397 SS 5 (NORAD 13988) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 18 April 1983, after 8 months in orbit.
Official dateIdentified from the historical record
NORAD number
13988
International designator
1982-076G
Object type
Spacecraft
Official listing
COSMOS 1397 DEBListed as a fragment
Country
USSR
Launched
29 Jul 1982Kapustin Yar
Re-entered (UTC)
18 Apr 1983UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
8 months263 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
50.7°N to 50.7°SFinal inclination 50.7°
Mass
5 kg
Operator
PVO
Built by
Southern SDB
Bus
ESO
Programme
ESO
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 50.7°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 50.7°N and 50.7°S.
Life in orbit
8 monthsFrom the same launch
1982-076
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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