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Entry no.
1993-0146

COSMOS 2259

COSMOS 2259 (NORAD 22716) landed on 25 July 1993, after 11 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
22716
International designator
1993-045A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
Russia
Launched
14 Jul 1993Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
25 Jul 1993UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
11 days11 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 allowed
Exact 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

11 days

Also ended on 25 Jul 1993

1 entry
1993-0145MIR DEB

From the same launch

1993-045
1993-0142SL-4 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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