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Entry no.
1989-0208

Kosmos-1960 SS 5

ESO

Kosmos-1960 SS 5 (NORAD 19602) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 25 February 1989, after 6 months in orbit.

Official dateIdentified from the historical record
NORAD number
19602
International designator
1988-065L
Object type
Spacecraft
Official listing
COSMOS 1960 DEBListed as a fragment
Country
USSR
Launched
28 Jul 1988Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
25 Feb 1989UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
6 months212 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
65.8°N to 65.8°SFinal inclination 65.8°
Mass
5 kg
Operator
PVO
Built by
Southern SDB
Bus
ESO
Programme
ESO

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 65.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 65.8°N and 65.8°S.

Life in orbit

6 months

Kosmos-1960 SS 5’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 25 Feb 1989

6 entries
1989-0205TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE DEB1989-0206ARIANE 1 DEB1989-0207TIROS N DEB1989-0209M-3S2 DEB1989-0210M-3S2 DEB1989-0211M-3S2 DEB

From the same launch

1988-065
1989-0105Kosmos-1960 SS 21989-0113Kosmos-1960 SS 11989-0116Kosmos-1960 SS 31989-0151Kosmos-1960 SS 61989-0164Kosmos-1960 SS 41990-0012Kosmos-1960 SS 71990-0013Kosmos-1960 SS 81990-0019Kosmos-1960 SS 101990-0021Kosmos-1960 SS 121990-0022Kosmos-1960 SS 131990-0023SL-8 R/B1990-0025Kosmos-1960 SS 14
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