CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1966-0468
CIS UNKNOWN 2 DEB
CIS UNKNOWN 2 DEB (NORAD 2538) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 22 November 1966.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
2538
International designator
1966-101B
Object type
Fragment
Country
USSR
Parent launched
2 Nov 1966Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
22 Nov 1966UTC calendar day
Time since launch
20 days20 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
49.4°N to 49.4°SFinal inclination 49.4°
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 49.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 49.4°N and 49.4°S.
Life in orbit
Also ended on 22 Nov 1966
2 entriesFrom the same launch
1966-101
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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