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Entry no.
1994-0074
COSMOS 2281
COSMOS 2281 (NORAD 23119) landed on 30 June 1994, after 23 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
23119
International designator
1994-032A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
Russia
Launched
7 Jun 1994Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
30 Jun 1994UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 29 Jun 1994
Time in orbit
23 days23 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
82.6°N to 82.6°SFinal inclination 82.6°
Mass
2,655 kg
Operator
Priroda / VKS
Built by
TsSKB
Bus
Oblik
Programme
Oblik
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 82.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.6°N and 82.6°S.
Life in orbit
23 daysCOSMOS 2281’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
From the same launch
1994-032
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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