CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2014-0228
SSN-23 R/B
SSN-23 R/B (NORAD 25391) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 8 May 2014 over the Indian Ocean, after 15 years, 10 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
25391
International designator
1998-042C
Object type
Rocket body
Country
Russia
Launched
7 Jul 1998Submarine launch
Re-entered (UTC)
8 May 2014UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
15 years, 10 months5,784 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
78.9°N to 78.9°SFinal inclination 78.9°
Mass
100 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 40.0°S, 35.0°E. Its final orbit, inclined at 78.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 78.9°N and 78.9°S.
Life in orbit
15 years, 10 monthsSSN-23 R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 8 May 2014
4 entriesFrom the same launch
1998-042
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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