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Entry no.
1989-0259

Kosmos-2002 SS 9

ESO

Kosmos-2002 SS 9 (NORAD 19849) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 6 March 1989, after 20 days in orbit.

Official dateIdentified from the historical record
NORAD number
19849
International designator
1989-012L
Object type
Spacecraft
Official listing
SL-8 DEBListed as a fragment
Country
USSR
Launched
14 Feb 1989Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
6 Mar 1989UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
20 days20 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
65.7°N to 65.7°SFinal inclination 65.7°
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 65.7°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 65.7°N and 65.7°S.

Life in orbit

20 days

Also ended on 6 Mar 1989

4 entries
1989-0255DELTA 1 DEB1989-0256ARIANE 1 DEB1989-0257COSMOS 1823 DEB1989-0258MIR DEB

From the same launch

1989-012
1989-0239Kosmos-2002 SS 11989-0268Kosmos-2002 SS 41989-0274Kosmos-2002 SS 61989-0280Kosmos-2002 SS 21989-0281Kosmos-2002 SS 51989-0282Kosmos-2002 SS 101989-0285Kosmos-2002 SS 31989-0286Kosmos-2002 SS 71989-0287Kosmos-2002 SS 81989-0686SL-8 R/B1989-0889COSMOS 2002
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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