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Entry no.
1989-0967

COSMOS 1662

COSMOS 1662 (NORAD 15833) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 16 November 1989, after 4 years, 4 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
15833
International designator
1985-050A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
Re-entered (UTC)
16 Nov 1989UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
4 years, 4 months1,611 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
65.8°N to 65.8°SFinal inclination 65.8°
Mass
1,045 kg
Operator
PVO
Built by
Southern SDB
Bus
Romb
Programme
Taifun-2B

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 65.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 65.8°N and 65.8°S.

Life in orbit

4 years, 4 months

COSMOS 1662’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 16 Nov 1989

2 entries

From the same launch

1985-050
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