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COSMOS 1606

COSMOS 1606 (NORAD 15369) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 2 January 2026 over the North Pacific Ocean, after 41 years, 2 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
15369
International designator
1984-111A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
18 Oct 1984Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
2 Jan 2026Recorded time 17:17 UTC
Time in orbit
41 years, 2 months15,051 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.5°N to 82.5°SFinal inclination 82.5°
Mass
1,750 kg
Operator
GRU
Built by
Southern SDB
Bus
Tselina-D
Programme
Tselina-D

Where it came down

Recorded position

Recorded position 29.0°N, 116.0°W at 17:17 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 82.5°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.5°N and 82.5°S.

Life in orbit

41 years, 2 months

COSMOS 1606’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 2 Jan 2026

4 entries
PendingJILIN-01 GAOFEN 3DPendingZorkiy-2M No. 2PendingSTARLINK-11459PendingFENGYUN 1C DEB
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