CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2015-0103
SL-24 R/B
SL-24 R/B (NORAD 29253) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 23 February 2015 over the Southern Ocean, after 8 years, 7 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
29253
International designator
2006-029B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
Russia
Launched
12 Jul 2006Dombarovsky
Re-entered (UTC)
23 Feb 2015UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 22 Feb 2015
Time in orbit
8 years, 7 months3,148 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
64.4°N to 64.4°SFinal inclination 64.4°
Mass
50 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 65.0°S, 102.0°E. Its final orbit, inclined at 64.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 64.4°N and 64.4°S.
Life in orbit
8 years, 7 monthsSL-24 R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
From the same launch
2006-029
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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