CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2009-0185
SL-14 R/B
SL-14 R/B (NORAD 28506) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 14 July 2009, after 4 years, 6 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
28506
International designator
2004-052B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
Russia
Launched
24 Dec 2004Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
14 Jul 2009UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
4 years, 6 months1,663 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.5°N to 82.5°SFinal inclination 82.5°
Mass
1,600 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 82.5°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.5°N and 82.5°S.
Life in orbit
4 years, 6 monthsSL-14 R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 14 Jul 2009
1 entryFrom the same launch
2004-052
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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