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Entry no.
1991-0422

SL-6 DEB

SL-6 DEB (NORAD 21718) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 26 September 1991.

Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
21718
International designator
1991-065F
Object type
Fragment
Country
USSR
Parent launched
17 Sep 1991Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
26 Sep 1991UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 27 Sep 1991
Time since launch
9 days9 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
62.8°N to 62.8°SFinal inclination 62.8°

Where it came down

Latitude band its orbit allowed
Exact position not recorded

No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 62.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 62.8°N and 62.8°S.

Life in orbit

Also ended on 26 Sep 1991

3 entries
1991-0420SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)1991-0419TRANSIT 17 DEB1991-0421SL-6 PLAT

From the same launch

1991-065
1991-0430SL-6 R/B(1)2010-0362SL-6 R/B(2)
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