CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1990-0135
Kosmos-2059 SS 1
ESO
Kosmos-2059 SS 1 (NORAD 20481) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 5 March 1990, after 27 days in orbit.
Official dateIdentified from the historical record
NORAD number
20481
International designator
1990-012C
Object type
Spacecraft
Official listing
SL-8 DEBListed as a fragment
Country
USSR
Launched
6 Feb 1990Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
5 Mar 1990UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 6 Mar 1990
Time in orbit
27 days27 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
65.8°N to 65.8°SFinal inclination 65.8°
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 65.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 65.8°N and 65.8°S.
Life in orbit
27 daysKosmos-2059 SS 1’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 5 Mar 1990
2 entriesFrom the same launch
1990-012
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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