Re-entered 1991-08-11Debris

RESURS F-12 DEB

NORAD: 21647
COSPAR: 1991-052G

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Is it working?

Sources agree

Source	What it says	Date
CelesTrak SATCAT	Decayed or deorbited	1991-08-11
GCAT (J. McDowell)	Re-entered	1991-08-11

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Spacecraft

Built by: Central Specialized Design Bureau
Owner: Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh Sredstv RF
Platform (bus): Zenit deb

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S21647, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1991-07-23
Rocket: Soyuz-U
Flight: Resurs-F
Mission name: Resurs-F1 14F43 No. 53
Launch site: NIIP-53, LC43/3
Launched by: Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh Sredstv
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1991-052

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1991-052, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: CIS
Launch date: 1991-07-23
Re-entered: 1991-08-11
Period: 89.5 min
Inclination: 82.32°
Apogee: 290 km
Perigee: 211 km

From CelesTrak SATCAT, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Where it came from

Parent object: RESURS F-12 DEB (NORAD 21645)

The object this one was attached to at launch, or broke off from, as GCAT records it.