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2024-2074

COSMOS 1626

COSMOS 1626 (NORAD 15494) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 14 December 2024 over the South Pacific Ocean, after 39 years, 10 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
15494
International designator
1985-009A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
24 Jan 1985Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
14 Dec 2024Recorded time 07:08 UTC
Time in orbit
39 years, 10 months14,569 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.4°N to 82.4°SFinal inclination 82.4°
Mass
1,750 kg
Operator
GRU
Built by
Southern SDB
Bus
Tselina-D
Programme
Tselina-D

Where it came down

Recorded position

Recorded position 44.0°S, 158.0°E at 07:08 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 82.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.4°N and 82.4°S.

Life in orbit

39 years, 10 months

COSMOS 1626’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 14 Dec 2024

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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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