Lot 70
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FLOWN COSMOS 2089 SPACE PORTHOLE, CIRCA 1990

Estimate
8,000 - 10,000 USD
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Description

Porthole, 11 ½ inch diameter, steel frame with circular double glass pane, velvet-lined edges, “11061 1312-0A N6150008” etched in white along upper rim, mounted on steel stand, 23 inches tall mounted, with supporting paperwork; minor wear to velvet, a few scuffs to steel. 

Catalogue Note

FLOWN PORTHOLE FROM THE COSMOS 2089 SURVEILLANCE SATELLITE Cosmos 2089, a Soviet military surveillance satellite, was launched from the Plesetsk commodore aboard a Soyuz rocket on the 3rd of August 1990. It was launched into 62-degree, 117- by 198-mile orbit, and proceeded to pass over the Middle East once a day during its 59-day mission. Two small film capsules were recovered in flight, and the main reentry capsule with remaining film, camera, and computer systems at end of flight.