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Entry no.
1991-0029
COSMOS 2051
COSMOS 2051 (NORAD 20334) was deorbited in a controlled re-entry on 21 January 1991, after 1 year, 1 month in orbit.
Controlled re-entryOfficial date
NORAD number
20334
International designator
1989-092A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
24 Nov 1989Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
21 Jan 1991UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 year, 1 month423 days
How it ended
Deorbited (controlled re-entry)
Latitude range
64.8°N to 64.8°SFinal inclination 64.8°
Mass
3,300 kg
Operator
Soviet Navy
Built by
Arsenal / Kometa
Bus
US-P
Programme
US-PM
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 year, 1 monthCOSMOS 2051’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 21 Jan 1991
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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