RECORD OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry number
Certificate pending
COSMOS 397 DEB
COSMOS 397 DEB (NORAD 5192) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 5 August 2026.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
5192
International designator
1971-015AP
Object type
Fragment
Country
USSR
Parent launched
25 Feb 1971Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
5 Aug 2026UTC calendar day
Time since launch
55 years, 5 months20,250 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
65.5°N to 65.5°SFinal inclination 65.5°
Where it came down
Latitude band its orbit allowedExact position not recorded
No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 65.5°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 65.5°N and 65.5°S.
Life in orbit
COSMOS 397 DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 5 Aug 2026
1 entryFrom the same launch
1971-015
Recorded in the Orbital Register™. The certificate and its permanent entry number follow once the record is complete.
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