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Entry no.
1990-0505
COSMOS 2072
COSMOS 2072 (NORAD 20568) was deorbited in a controlled re-entry on 22 November 1990, after 7 months in orbit.
Controlled re-entryOfficial date
NORAD number
20568
International designator
1990-033A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
13 Apr 1990Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
22 Nov 1990UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 21 Nov 1990
Time in orbit
7 months223 days
How it ended
Deorbited (controlled re-entry)
Latitude range
64.7°N to 64.7°SFinal inclination 64.7°
Mass
3,390 kg
Operator
UNKS
Built by
TsSKB
Bus
Yantar'-4KS1
Programme
Neman
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 64.7°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 64.7°N and 64.7°S.
Life in orbit
7 monthsCOSMOS 2072’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
From the same launch
1990-033
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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