Orbital Register · 1996

Satellite Re-entries in 1996

In 1996, 242 human-made objects ended their flights: 29 spacecraft, 50 rocket bodies and 163 fragments. 98 satellites were launched that year, and 2,394 were in space at its end. Every one has an entry in the Orbital Register.

242
Entries in 1996: objects whose flights ended
98
Satellites launched in 1996
2,394
Satellites in space at the end of 1996

Every orbital launch of 1996 in the Launch Log →

Entries in 1996, month by month

By the UTC day each flight ended
163147JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
In 1996

Notable entries

1996-0008STS 721996-0025STS 751996-0035STS 761996-0059STS 771996-0075STS 781996-0083PROGRESS-M 311996-0116STS 791996-0210STS 80
The full list

Every entry for 1996

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242 of 35,589 entries
1996-0062WESTFORD NEEDLESNORAD 2950 · 1963-014AT · FragmentUnited States—3 Jun 1996—Re-entered1996-0061WESTFORD NEEDLESNORAD 18978 · 1963-014DR · FragmentUnited States—30 May 1996—Re-entered1996-0060SPARTANNORAD 23871 · 1996-032B · SpacecraftUnited States19 May 199629 May 199610dReturned by the Space Shuttle1996-0059STS 77NORAD 23870 · 1996-032A · SpacecraftUnited States19 May 199629 May 199610dLanded1996-0058SL-12 R/B(1)NORAD 23881 · 1996-034B · Rocket bodyRussia25 May 199628 May 19963dRe-entered1996-0057SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)NORAD 23459 · 1994-087E · Rocket bodyRussia28 Dec 199427 May 19961y 4mRe-entered1996-0056N-2 R/BNORAD 13786 · 1983-006B · Rocket bodyJapan4 Feb 198327 May 199613y 3mRe-entered1996-0055SL-12 PLATNORAD 23882 · 1996-034C · FragmentRussia—26 May 1996—Re-entered1996-0054IAENORAD 23872 · 1996-032C · SpacecraftUnited States19 May 199622 May 19963dRe-entered1996-0053ATLAS 34F R/BNORAD 11791 · 1980-032B · Rocket bodyUnited States26 Apr 198022 May 199616y 0mRe-entered1996-0052SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)NORAD 23684 · 1995-054E · Rocket bodyRussia11 Oct 199520 May 19967mRe-entered1996-0051SL-13 R/BNORAD 23849 · 1996-023B · Rocket bodyRussia23 Apr 199619 May 199626dRe-entered1996-0050GFZ 1 DEBNORAD 23559 · 1986-017JF · FragmentGermany—19 May 1996—Re-entered1996-0049WESTFORD NEEDLESNORAD 19029 · 1963-014DX · FragmentUnited States—15 May 1996—Re-entered1996-0048SL-13 DEBNORAD 23850 · 1996-023C · FragmentRussia—13 May 1996—Re-entered1996-0047COSMOS 2293NORAD 23336 · 1994-072A · SpacecraftRussia2 Nov 199413 May 19961y 6mControlled re-entry1996-0046COBE DEBNORAD 23073 · 1989-089BU · FragmentUnited States—12 May 1996—Re-entered1996-0045SL-4 R/BNORAD 23861 · 1996-028B · Rocket bodyRussia5 May 19968 May 19963dRe-entered1996-0044COSMOS 970 DEBNORAD 20013 · 1977-121BV · FragmentUSSR—5 May 1996—Re-entered1996-0043SL-16 DEBNORAD 22479 · 1992-093FU · FragmentRussia—4 May 1996—Re-entered
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Index of 1996: 29 spacecraft and 50 rocket bodies

Spacecraft

SFU 1996-0007 · STS 72 1996-0008 · OAST FLYER 1996-0009 · ODERACS 2C 1996-0016 · PROGRESS-M 30 1996-0020 · SOYUZ-TM 22 1996-0023 · STS 75 1996-0025 · FSW-1 5 CAPSULE 1996-0026 · ODERACS 2A 1996-0027 · TSS-1R 1996-0028 · STS 76 1996-0035 · COSMOS 2293 1996-0047 · IAE 1996-0054 · STS 77 1996-0059 · SPARTAN 1996-0060 · COSMOS 2331 1996-0064 · STS 78 1996-0075 · PROGRESS-M 31 1996-0083 · SOYUZ-TM 23 1996-0099 · STS 79 1996-0116 · COSMOS 2320 1996-0121 · PAMS STU 1996-0156 · MOLNIYA 3-29 1996-0169 · PROGRESS-M 32 1996-0185 · FSW-2 3 1996-0204 · OSCAR 13 1996-0209 · STS 80 1996-0210 · ORFEUS SPAS 1996-0211 · WSF 3 1996-0212

Rocket bodies

CZ-2E R/B 1996-0003 · ARIANE 44P+3 R/B 1996-0004 · SL-3 R/B 1996-0005 · ARIANE 44L+ R/B 1996-0010 · DELTA 2 R/B 1996-0011 · SL-12 R/B(1) 1996-0014 · ATLAS 2AS CENTAUR R/B 1996-0015 · ATLAS 2AS CENTAUR R/B 1996-0018 · SL-12 R/B(1) 1996-0021 · SL-4 R/B 1996-0022 · SL-4 R/B 1996-0029 · SL-12 R/B(1) 1996-0036 · SL-6 R/B(1) 1996-0037 · SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR) 1996-0040 · DELTA 2 R/B(1) 1996-0042 · SL-4 R/B 1996-0045 · SL-13 R/B 1996-0051 · SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR) 1996-0052 · ATLAS 34F R/B 1996-0053 · N-2 R/B 1996-0056 · SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR) 1996-0057 · SL-12 R/B(1) 1996-0058 · SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR) 1996-0063 · ARIANE 44L R/B 1996-0067 · SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR) 1996-0068 · ATLAS 2AS CENTAUR R/B 1996-0071 · SL-6 R/B(2) 1996-0077 · SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR) 1996-0085 · SL-4 R/B 1996-0086 · SL-6 R/B(2) 1996-0088 · ARIANE 44L+3 R/B 1996-0091 · SL-12 R/B(2) 1996-0093 · SL-4 R/B 1996-0095 · SL-12 R/B(1) 1996-0111 · SL-6 R/B(1) 1996-0115 · SL-12 R/B(1) 1996-0123 · ARIANE 44P+3 R/B 1996-0124 · PEGASUS R/B 1996-0137 · SL-6 R/B(2) 1996-0144 · SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR) 1996-0145 · CZ-2D R/B 1996-0159 · MARS 96 R/B 1996-0180 · SL-4 R/B 1996-0189 · DELTA 1 R/B(1) 1996-0195 · DELTA 2 R/B(2) 1996-0197 · DELTA 2 R/B(2) (PAM-D) 1996-0214 · SL-11 R/B 1996-0219 · SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR) 1996-0223 · SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR) 1996-0228 · SL-6 R/B(2) 1996-0231

The full list above also holds 163 fragments.