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Entry no.
1998-0149

SPUTNIK JR

SPUTNIK JR (NORAD 24958) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 21 May 1998, after 7 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
24958
International designator
1997-058C
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
Russia
Launched
5 Oct 1997Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
21 May 1998UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
7 months228 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
51.6°N to 51.6°SFinal inclination 51.6°
Mass
3 kg
Operator
RKKE
Built by
ACF / RuAF
Bus
Sputnik-40
Programme
Radio RS

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 51.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 51.6°N and 51.6°S.

Life in orbit

7 months

SPUTNIK JR’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 21 May 1998

2 entries
1998-0148SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)1998-0147PEGASUS DEB

From the same launch

1997-058
1997-0286SL-4 R/B1997-0398PROGRESS-M 361998-0318INSPEKTOR
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