CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2002-0462
BREEZE-KM R/B
BREEZE-KM R/B (NORAD 27452) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 16 November 2002, after 4 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
27452
International designator
2002-031C
Object type
Rocket body
Country
Russia
Launched
20 Jun 2002Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
16 Nov 2002UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
4 months149 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
86.5°N to 86.5°SFinal inclination 86.5°
Mass
22,170 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 86.5°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 86.5°N and 86.5°S.
Life in orbit
4 monthsBREEZE-KM R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 16 Nov 2002
1 entryFrom the same launch
2002-031
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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