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Entry no.
1988-0602

COSMOS 1823 DEB

COSMOS 1823 DEB (NORAD 18968) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 23 September 1988.

Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
18968
International designator
1987-020AV
Object type
Fragment
Country
USSR
Parent launched
20 Feb 1987Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
23 Sep 1988UTC calendar day
Time since launch
1 year, 7 months581 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
74.2°N to 74.2°SFinal inclination 74.2°

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 74.2°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 74.2°N and 74.2°S.

Life in orbit

COSMOS 1823 DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 23 Sep 1988

7 entries
1988-0604COSMOS 19681988-0599SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)1988-0600SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)1988-0598COSMOS 1260 DEB1988-0601ARIANE 1 DEB1988-0603SL-6 DEB1988-0605COSMOS 1967 DEB
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