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Entry no.
2015-0305
SL-6 R/B(2)
SL-6 R/B(2) (NORAD 22020) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 29 June 2015 over Asia, after 22 years, 11 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
22020
International designator
1992-040D
Object type
Rocket body
Country
Russia
Launched
8 Jul 1992Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
29 Jun 2015UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 28 Jun 2015
Time in orbit
22 years, 11 months8,391 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
60.8°N to 60.8°SFinal inclination 60.8°
Mass
4,500 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 31.0°N, 79.0°E. Its final orbit, inclined at 60.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 60.8°N and 60.8°S.
Life in orbit
22 years, 11 monthsSL-6 R/B(2)’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 29 Jun 2015
3 entriesFrom the same launch
1992-040
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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