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Entry no.
1990-0495

Kosmos-2053 SS 16

ESO

Kosmos-2053 SS 16 (NORAD 20823) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 16 November 1990, after 10 months in orbit.

Official dateIdentified from the historical record
NORAD number
20823
International designator
1989-100T
Object type
Spacecraft
Official listing
COSMOS 2053 DEBListed as a fragment
Country
USSR
Launched
27 Dec 1989Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
16 Nov 1990UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
10 months324 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

10 months

Kosmos-2053 SS 16’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 16 Nov 1990

2 entries
1990-0493EXPLORER 37 (SE-B)1990-0494Kosmos-2053 SS 14

From the same launch

1989-100
1990-0148Kosmos-2053 SS 31990-0152Kosmos-2053 SS 11990-0176Kosmos-2053 SS 51990-0180Kosmos-2053 SS 21990-0188Kosmos-2053 SS 41990-0220Kosmos-2053 SS 61990-0229Kosmos-2053 SS 71990-0237Kosmos-2053 SS 81990-0246Kosmos-2053 SS 91990-0372Kosmos-2053 SS 101990-0380Kosmos-2053 SS 111990-0477Kosmos-2053 SS 12
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