In orbitDebris

COSMOS 2143 DEB

NORAD: 57720
COSPAR: 1991-033H

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Spacecraft

Built by: NPO Applied Mechanics
Owner: Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh Sredstv RF

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S57720, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1991-05-16
Rocket: Tsiklon-3
Flight: Kosmos-2143/2148
Mission name: Strela-3
Launch site: NIIP-53, LC32/2
Launched by: Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh Sredstv
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1991-033

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1991-033, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: CIS
Launch date: 1991-05-16
Period: 115.9 min
Inclination: 82.71°
Apogee: 1,628 km
Perigee: 1,365 km

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

Where it came from

Parent object: COSMOS 2143 (NORAD 21299)

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

Everything from this launch

Debris6 in total, 6 still in orbit
Payload6 in total, 6 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit