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Entry no.
1988-0255

COSMOS 1938

COSMOS 1938 (NORAD 19041) landed on 25 April 1988, after 14 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
19041
International designator
1988-030A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
11 Apr 1988Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
25 Apr 1988UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
14 days14 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
72.9°N to 72.9°SFinal inclination 72.9°
Mass
2,655 kg
Operator
UNKS
Built by
TsSKB
Bus
Oblik
Programme
Oblik

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 72.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 72.9°N and 72.9°S.

Life in orbit

14 days

Also ended on 25 Apr 1988

1 entry
1988-0254COSMOS 1742 DEB

From the same launch

1988-030
1988-0246SL-4 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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