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Entry no.
1989-0823

PION 3

PION 3 (NORAD 20160) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 19 September 1989, after 2 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
20160
International designator
1989-055C
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
18 Jul 1989Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
19 Sep 1989UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
2 months63 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.6°N to 82.6°SFinal inclination 82.6°
Mass
78 kg
Operator
KAI / MOM
Built by
KAI
Bus
Pion
Programme
Pion

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 82.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.6°N and 82.6°S.

Life in orbit

2 months

PION 3’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 19 Sep 1989

4 entries
1989-0824PION 41989-0821ARIANE 1 DEB1989-0822ARIANE 1 DEB1989-0825RESURS F-4 DEB

From the same launch

1989-055
1989-0672SL-4 R/B1989-0710RESURS F-31989-0824PION 4
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