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Entry no.
1992-0213
COSMOS 2096
COSMOS 2096 (NORAD 20765) was deorbited in a controlled re-entry on 30 August 1992, after 2 years in orbit.
Controlled re-entryOfficial date
NORAD number
20765
International designator
1990-075A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
23 Aug 1990Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
30 Aug 1992UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
2 years738 days
How it ended
Deorbited (controlled re-entry)
Latitude range
65.0°N to 65.0°SFinal inclination 65.0°
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 65.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 65.0°N and 65.0°S.
Life in orbit
2 yearsCOSMOS 2096’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
From the same launch
1990-075
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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