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Entry no.
1990-0487

COSMOS 2059

COSMOS 2059 (NORAD 20476) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 12 November 1990, after 9 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
20476
International designator
1990-012A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
6 Feb 1990Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
12 Nov 1990UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
9 months279 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
65.7°N to 65.7°SFinal inclination 65.7°
Mass
760 kg
Operator
PVO
Built by
Southern SDB
Bus
Duga-K
Programme
Duga-K

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 65.7°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 65.7°N and 65.7°S.

Life in orbit

9 months

COSMOS 2059’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 12 Nov 1990

1 entry
1990-0486COSMOS 1275 DEB

From the same launch

1990-012
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