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Entry no.
1990-0230
COSMOS 2073
COSMOS 2073 (NORAD 20573) landed on 28 April 1990, after 11 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
20573
International designator
1990-035A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
17 Apr 1990Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
28 Apr 1990UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
11 days11 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
82.4°N to 82.4°SFinal inclination 82.4°
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 82.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.4°N and 82.4°S.
Life in orbit
11 daysAlso ended on 28 Apr 1990
4 entriesFrom the same launch
1990-035
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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