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Entry no.
1996-0038
SL-12 PLAT
SL-12 PLAT (NORAD 23844) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 14 April 1996.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
23844
International designator
1996-021C
Object type
Fragment
Country
Russia
Parent launched
8 Apr 1996Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
14 Apr 1996UTC calendar day
Time since launch
6 days6 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
51.6°N to 51.6°SFinal inclination 51.6°
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 51.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 51.6°N and 51.6°S.
Life in orbit
Also ended on 14 Apr 1996
1 entryFrom the same launch
1996-021
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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