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Entry no.
1990-0380

Kosmos-2053 SS 11

ESO

Kosmos-2053 SS 11 (NORAD 20640) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 20 August 1990, after 7 months in orbit.

Official dateIdentified from the historical record
NORAD number
20640
International designator
1989-100N
Object type
Spacecraft
Official listing
COSMOS 2053 DEBListed as a fragment
Country
USSR
Launched
27 Dec 1989Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
20 Aug 1990UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
7 months236 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
73.5°N to 73.5°SFinal inclination 73.5°
Mass
5 kg
Operator
PVO
Built by
Southern SDB
Bus
ESO
Programme
ESO

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 73.5°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 73.5°N and 73.5°S.

Life in orbit

7 months

Kosmos-2053 SS 11’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

From the same launch

1989-100
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