CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1989-0040
SHAVIT R/B
SHAVIT R/B (NORAD 19520) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 12 January 1989, after 3 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
19520
International designator
1988-087B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
Israel
Launched
19 Sep 1988Palmachim
Re-entered (UTC)
12 Jan 1989UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
3 months115 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
37.2°N to 37.2°SFinal inclination 142.8°
Mass
170 kg
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 142.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 37.2°N and 37.2°S.
Life in orbit
3 monthsSHAVIT R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 12 Jan 1989
4 entriesFrom the same launch
1988-087
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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