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Entry no.
1989-0918
COSMOS 2048
COSMOS 2048 (NORAD 20292) landed on 26 October 1989, after 9 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
20292
International designator
1989-083A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
17 Oct 1989Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
26 Oct 1989UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
9 days9 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
62.8°N to 62.8°SFinal inclination 62.8°
Mass
2,655 kg
Operator
UNKS
Built by
TsSKB
Bus
Oblik
Programme
Oblik
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 62.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 62.8°N and 62.8°S.
Life in orbit
9 daysAlso ended on 26 Oct 1989
4 entriesFrom the same launch
1989-083
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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