CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1988-0856
SAN MARCO D
SAN MARCO D (NORAD 19013) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 6 December 1988, after 8 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
19013
International designator
1988-026A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
Italy
Launched
25 Mar 1988San Marco platform
Re-entered (UTC)
6 Dec 1988UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
8 months256 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
3.0°N to 3.0°SFinal inclination 3.0°
Mass
237 kg
Operator
ASI
Built by
CRA / Roma La Sapienza
Bus
San Marco
Programme
San Marco
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 3.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 3.0°N and 3.0°S.
Life in orbit
8 monthsSAN MARCO D’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 6 Dec 1988
2 entriesFrom the same launch
1988-026
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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