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Entry no.
1990-0198

COSMOS 1960

COSMOS 1960 (NORAD 19338) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 9 April 1990, after 1 year, 8 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
19338
International designator
1988-065A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
28 Jul 1988Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
9 Apr 1990UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 year, 8 months620 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-2V

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

1 year, 8 months

COSMOS 1960’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 9 Apr 1990

3 entries
1990-0197COSMOS 1461 DEB1990-0199ARIANE 1 DEB1990-0200COSMOS 2062 DEB

From the same launch

1988-065
1989-0105Kosmos-1960 SS 21989-0113Kosmos-1960 SS 11989-0116Kosmos-1960 SS 31989-0151Kosmos-1960 SS 61989-0164Kosmos-1960 SS 41989-0208Kosmos-1960 SS 51990-0012Kosmos-1960 SS 71990-0013Kosmos-1960 SS 81990-0019Kosmos-1960 SS 101990-0021Kosmos-1960 SS 121990-0022Kosmos-1960 SS 131990-0023SL-8 R/B
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