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Entry no.
1985-0116
SL-4 DEB
SL-4 DEB (NORAD 15696) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 18 May 1985.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
15696
International designator
1985-036C
Object type
Fragment
Country
USSR
Parent launched
15 May 1985Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
18 May 1985UTC calendar day
Time since launch
3 days3 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
72.8°N to 72.8°SFinal inclination 72.8°
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 72.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 72.8°N and 72.8°S.
Life in orbit
Also ended on 18 May 1985
1 entryFrom the same launch
1985-036
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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