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Entry no.
1988-0028

COSMOS 1646 DEB

COSMOS 1646 DEB (NORAD 18628) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 15 January 1988.

Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
18628
International designator
1985-030J
Object type
Fragment
Country
USSR
Parent launched
18 Apr 1985Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
15 Jan 1988UTC calendar day
Time since launch
2 years, 8 months1,002 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
65.0°N to 65.0°SFinal inclination 65.0°

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 65.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 65.0°N and 65.0°S.

Life in orbit

COSMOS 1646 DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 15 Jan 1988

5 entries
1988-0027COSMOS 1813 DEB1988-0029COSMOS 1646 DEB1988-0030COSMOS 1646 DEB1988-0031COSMOS 1899 DEB1988-0032COSMOS 1905 DEB

From the same launch

1985-030
1985-0091SL-11 R/B1988-0297COSMOS 1646
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