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Entry no.
1989-0831

COSMOS 397 DEB

COSMOS 397 DEB (NORAD 18531) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 23 September 1989.

Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
18531
International designator
1971-015DG
Object type
Fragment
Country
USSR
Parent launched
25 Feb 1971Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
23 Sep 1989UTC calendar day
Time since launch
18 years, 6 months6,785 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
—

Where it came down

Not on record

No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit is not on record.

Life in orbit

Also ended on 23 Sep 1989

2 entries
1989-0832SL-4 DEB1989-0833SL-4 DEB

From the same launch

1971-015
1971-0048SL-11 R/B
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