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Entry no.
2015-0455

COSMOS 2511

COSMOS 2511 (NORAD 41098) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 8 December 2015 over the South Atlantic Ocean, after 3 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
41098
International designator
2015-071A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
Russia
Launched
5 Dec 2015Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
8 Dec 2015Recorded time 05:43 UTC
Time in orbit
3 days3 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
81.8°N to 81.8°SFinal inclination 98.2°
Mass
491 kg
Operator
VVKOV?
Built by
Ts Kosmonit / Polyot
Bus
Kanopus
Programme
Kanopus

Where it came down

Recorded position

Recorded position 35.0°S, 1.0°W at 05:43 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 98.2°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 81.8°N and 81.8°S.

Life in orbit

3 days

Also ended on 8 Dec 2015

2 entries
2015-0454PROMETHEUS 1-32015-0456VOLGA R/B

From the same launch

2015-071
2015-0456VOLGA R/B2016-0066SL-4 R/BIn orbitKYuA No. 1
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