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Entry no.
1993-0059
COSMOS 2231
COSMOS 2231 (NORAD 22317) landed on 25 March 1993, after 2 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
22317
International designator
1993-004A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
Russia
Launched
19 Jan 1993Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
25 Mar 1993UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
2 months65 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
67.1°N to 67.1°SFinal inclination 67.1°
Mass
2,886 kg
Operator
VKS
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 67.1°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 67.1°N and 67.1°S.
Life in orbit
2 monthsCOSMOS 2231’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 25 Mar 1993
1 entryFrom the same launch
1993-004
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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