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Entry no.
1990-0514
COSMOS 2101
COSMOS 2101 (NORAD 20828) exploded in orbit on 30 November 1990.
Official date
NORAD number
20828
International designator
1990-087A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
1 Oct 1990Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
30 Nov 1990UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 month60 days
How it ended
Exploded in orbit
Latitude range
64.8°N to 64.8°SFinal inclination 64.8°
Mass
3,590 kg
Operator
TsSKB
Built by
TsSKB
Bus
Orlets
Programme
Don
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 64.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 64.8°N and 64.8°S.
Life in orbit
1 monthCOSMOS 2101’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
From the same launch
1990-087
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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