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Entry no.
1988-0897
COSMOS 1973 DEB
COSMOS 1973 DEB (NORAD 19591) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 17 December 1988.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
19591
International designator
1988-088J
Object type
Fragment
Country
USSR
Parent launched
22 Sep 1988Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
17 Dec 1988UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 2 Feb 1989
Time since launch
2 months86 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
72.9°N to 72.9°SFinal inclination 72.9°
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 72.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 72.9°N and 72.9°S.
Life in orbit
COSMOS 1973 DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 17 Dec 1988
2 entriesFrom the same launch
1988-088
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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