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Entry no.
2003-0271

COSMOS 2399

COSMOS 2399 (NORAD 27856) exploded in orbit on 9 December 2003.

Official date
NORAD number
27856
International designator
2003-035A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
Russia
Launched
12 Aug 2003Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
9 Dec 2003Recorded time 01:29 UTC
Time in orbit
3 months119 days
How it ended
Exploded in orbit
Latitude range
64.9°N to 64.9°SFinal inclination 64.9°
Mass
6,800 kg
Operator
KVR
Built by
Arsenal
Bus
Orlets
Programme
Don

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 64.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 64.9°N and 64.9°S.

Life in orbit

3 months

COSMOS 2399’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 9 Dec 2003

4 entries
2003-0272COSMOS 2399 DEB2003-0273COSMOS 2399 DEB2003-0274COSMOS 2399 DEB2003-0275COSMOS 2399 DEB

From the same launch

2003-035
2003-0123SL-4 R/B2003-0267Spuskaemaya Kapsula
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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