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Entry no.
1991-0339

RESURS F-12 DEB

RESURS F-12 DEB (NORAD 21646) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 15 August 1991.

Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
21646
International designator
1991-052F
Object type
Fragment
Country
USSR
Parent launched
23 Jul 1991Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
15 Aug 1991UTC calendar day
Time since launch
23 days23 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.3°N to 82.3°SFinal inclination 82.3°

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 82.3°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.3°N and 82.3°S.

Life in orbit

Also ended on 15 Aug 1991

3 entries
1991-0337USA 701991-0336SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)1991-0338MIR DEB

From the same launch

1991-052
1991-0300SL-4 R/B1991-0319RESURS F-12
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