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Entry no.
1989-0866

COSMOS 2031 DEB

COSMOS 2031 DEB (NORAD 20210) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 5 October 1989.

Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
20210
International designator
1989-056H
Object type
Fragment
Country
USSR
Parent launched
18 Jul 1989Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
5 Oct 1989UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 4 Sep 1989
Time since launch
2 months79 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
50.4°N to 50.4°SFinal inclination 50.4°

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 50.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 50.4°N and 50.4°S.

Life in orbit

Also ended on 5 Oct 1989

5 entries
1989-0864COSMOS 14271989-0867Kosmos-1776 SS 231989-0868Kosmos-1776 SS 241989-0865DELTA 1 DEB1989-0869COSMOS 2045 DEB

From the same launch

1989-056
1989-0675SL-4 R/B1989-0813COSMOS 2031
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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