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Entry no.
1992-0180
COSMOS 2186
COSMOS 2186 (NORAD 21973) landed on 24 July 1992, after 1 month in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
21973
International designator
1992-029A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
Russia
Launched
28 May 1992Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
24 Jul 1992UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 month57 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
62.8°N to 62.8°SFinal inclination 62.8°
Mass
2,886 kg
Operator
VVS
Built by
TsSKB
Bus
Yantar'-4K2
Programme
Kobal't
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 62.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 62.8°N and 62.8°S.
Life in orbit
1 monthCOSMOS 2186’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 24 Jul 1992
1 entryFrom the same launch
1992-029
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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