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Entry no.
2002-0003
SL-16 DEB
SL-16 DEB (NORAD 26966) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 4 January 2002.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
26966
International designator
1994-077L
Object type
Fragment
Country
Russia
Parent launched
24 Nov 1994Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
4 Jan 2002UTC calendar day
Time since launch
7 years, 1 month2,598 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
70.9°N to 70.9°SFinal inclination 70.9°
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 70.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 70.9°N and 70.9°S.
Life in orbit
SL-16 DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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