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Entry no.
1996-0180
MARS 96 R/B
MARS 96 R/B (NORAD 24656) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 18 November 1996, after 2 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
24656
International designator
1996-064A
Object type
Rocket body
Country
Russia
Launched
16 Nov 1996Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
18 Nov 1996Recorded time 01:30 UTC
Time in orbit
2 days2 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
51.7°N to 51.7°SFinal inclination 51.7°
Mass
14,300 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 51.7°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 51.7°N and 51.7°S.
Life in orbit
2 days
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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