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Entry no.
1989-0857
Kosmos-1985 SS 17
ESO
Kosmos-1985 SS 17 (NORAD 20181) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 2 October 1989, after 9 months in orbit.
Official dateIdentified from the historical record
NORAD number
20181
International designator
1988-113U
Object type
Spacecraft
Official listing
COSMOS 1985 DEBListed as a fragment
Country
USSR
Launched
23 Dec 1988Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
2 Oct 1989UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
9 months283 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
73.5°N to 73.5°SFinal inclination 73.5°
Mass
5 kg
Operator
PVO
Built by
Southern SDB
Bus
ESO
Programme
ESO
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 73.5°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 73.5°N and 73.5°S.
Life in orbit
9 monthsKosmos-1985 SS 17’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 2 Oct 1989
4 entriesFrom the same launch
1988-113
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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