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Entry no.
2021-0376

COSMOS 2551

COSMOS 2551 (NORAD 49127) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 20 October 2021 over North America, after 1 month in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
49127
International designator
2021-081A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
Russia
Launched
9 Sep 2021Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
20 Oct 2021Recorded time 04:43 UTC
Time in orbit
1 month41 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
83.7°N to 83.7°SFinal inclination 96.3°
Mass
520 kg
Operator
MO RF
Built by
VNIIEM
Bus
EMKA
Programme
EMKA

Where it came down

Recorded position

Recorded position 43.0°N, 85.0°W at 04:43 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 96.3°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 83.7°N and 83.7°S.

Life in orbit

1 month

COSMOS 2551’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 20 Oct 2021

1 entry
2021-0375IRIDIUM 33 DEB

From the same launch

2021-081
2021-0457SL-4 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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