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1992-0079

COSMOS 2153

COSMOS 2153 (NORAD 21560) was deorbited in a controlled re-entry on 13 March 1992, after 8 months in orbit.

Controlled re-entryOfficial date
NORAD number
21560
International designator
1991-049A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
10 Jul 1991Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
13 Mar 1992UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
8 months247 days
How it ended
Deorbited (controlled re-entry)
Latitude range
64.8°N to 64.8°SFinal inclination 64.8°
Mass
3,790 kg
Operator
TsSKB
Built by
TsSKB
Bus
Yantar'-4KS1
Programme
Neman

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 64.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 64.8°N and 64.8°S.

Life in orbit

8 months

COSMOS 2153’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 13 Mar 1992

2 entries
1992-0080PROGRESS-M 111992-0078COSMOS 1275 DEB

From the same launch

1991-049
1991-0278SL-4 R/B
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