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Entry number
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COSMOS 1030 DEB

COSMOS 1030 DEB (NORAD 12907) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 3 September 2026.

Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
12907
International designator
1978-083E
Object type
Fragment
Country
USSR
Parent launched
6 Sep 1978Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
3 Sep 2026UTC calendar day
Time since launch
47 years, 11 months17,529 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
61.8°N to 61.8°SFinal inclination 61.8°

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 61.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 61.8°N and 61.8°S.

Life in orbit

COSMOS 1030 DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 3 Sep 2026

2 entries
PendingSTARLINK-1279PendingSTARLINK-4455

From the same launch

1978-083
1978-0410SL-6 R/B(1)2004-0123COSMOS 1030
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