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Entry no.
1989-0231
COSMOS 1991 DEB
COSMOS 1991 DEB (NORAD 19778) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 2 March 1989.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
19778
International designator
1989-003F
Object type
Fragment
Country
USSR
Parent launched
18 Jan 1989Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
2 Mar 1989UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 31 Jul 1991
Time since launch
1 month43 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
70.0°N to 70.0°SFinal inclination 70.0°
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 70.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 70.0°N and 70.0°S.
Life in orbit
COSMOS 1991 DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 2 Mar 1989
5 entriesFrom the same launch
1989-003
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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