Orbital Register · 2016

Satellite Re-entries in 2016

In 2016, 270 human-made objects ended their flights: 69 spacecraft, 39 rocket bodies and 162 fragments. 215 satellites were launched that year, and 4,290 were in space at its end. Every one has an entry in the Orbital Register.

270
Entries in 2016: objects whose flights ended
215
Satellites launched in 2016
4,290
Satellites in space at the end of 2016

Every orbital launch of 2016 in the Launch Log →

Entries in 2016, month by month

By the UTC day each flight ended
112233JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
In 2016

Notable entries

2016-0043CYGNUS ORB-42016-0085PROGRESS-M 29M2016-0110DRAGON CRS-82016-0132CYGNUS OA-62016-0145PROGRESS MS-012016-0178DRAGON CRS-92016-0223PROGRESS MS-022016-0256CYGNUS OA-5
The full list

Every entry for 2016

All object types, newest first. Filter or sort, and select a row to open its certificate.

270 of 35,589 entries
2016-0250IRIDIUM 33 DEBNORAD 33868 · 1997-051AM · FragmentUnited States—13 Nov 2016—Re-entered2016-0249FENGYUN 1C DEBNORAD 30192 · 1999-025UZ · FragmentChina—12 Nov 2016—Re-entered2016-0248ARIANE 5 DEB (SYLDA)NORAD 38994 · 2012-062D · FragmentFrance—8 Nov 2016—Re-entered2016-0247COSMOS 2251 DEBNORAD 35047 · 1993-036AHL · FragmentRussia—8 Nov 2016—Re-entered2016-0246ANTARES R/BNORAD 41819 · 2016-062B · Rocket bodyUnited States17 Oct 20166 Nov 201620dRe-entered2016-0245CZ-2F R/BNORAD 41813 · 2016-061B · Rocket bodyChina16 Oct 20164 Nov 201619dRe-entered2016-0244AVUM R/BNORAD 38086 · 2012-006K · Rocket bodyEuropean Space Agency13 Feb 20122 Nov 20164y 8mCame down with its host2016-0243ARIANE 5 R/BNORAD 35497 · 2009-035B · Rocket bodyFrance1 Jul 200931 Oct 20167y 3mRe-entered2016-0242SOYUZ MS-01NORAD 41639 · 2016-044A · SpacecraftRussia7 Jul 201630 Oct 20163mLanded2016-0241FENGYUN 1C DEBNORAD 30819 · 1999-025AVD · FragmentChina—29 Oct 2016—Re-entered2016-0240IGS 3ANORAD 29393 · 2006-037A · SpacecraftJapan11 Sep 200629 Oct 201610y 1mRe-entered2016-0239PSLV DEBNORAD 27105 · 2001-049AZ · FragmentIndia—29 Oct 2016—Re-entered2016-0238VESSELSAT 2NORAD 38047 · 2012-001B · SpacecraftLuxembourg9 Jan 201227 Oct 20164y 9mRe-entered2016-0237SL-4 R/BNORAD 41821 · 2016-063B · Rocket bodyRussia19 Oct 201624 Oct 20165dRe-entered2016-0236FENGYUN 1C DEBNORAD 31654 · 1999-025CBL · FragmentChina—24 Oct 2016—Re-entered2016-0235SL-12 DEBNORAD 28578 · 1992-047M · FragmentRussia—24 Oct 2016—Re-entered2016-0234CZ-2F DEBNORAD 41816 · 2016-061E · FragmentChina—21 Oct 2016—Re-entered2016-0233SHAVIT R/BNORAD 41760 · 2016-056B · Rocket bodyIsrael13 Sep 201621 Oct 20161mRe-entered2016-0232DELTA 1 DEBNORAD 4053 · 1969-064C · FragmentUnited States—21 Oct 2016—Re-entered2016-0231CZ-2F DEBNORAD 41817 · 2016-061F · FragmentChina—20 Oct 2016—Re-entered
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Index of 2016: 69 spacecraft and 39 rocket bodies

Spacecraft

ORSES 2016-0006 · COSMOS 1586 2016-0008 · CENTENNIAL 1 2016-0009 · COPPER 2016-0032 · TX 1 2016-0036 · FLOCK 1E 9 2016-0037 · CYGNUS ORB-4 2016-0043 · SOYUZ-TMA 18M 2016-0050 · FLOCK 1E 2 2016-0054 · JB-3 A 2016-0061 · AAUSAT 5 2016-0065 · CHARGERSAT 2016-0069 · SERPENS 2016-0074 · PROGRESS-M 29M 2016-0085 · MOLNIYA 1-93 2016-0091 · SJ-10 2016-0092 · DART 2016-0108 · DRAGON CRS-8 2016-0110 · FLOCK 1E 1 2016-0117 · TRAILBLAZER 2016-0120 · FLOCK 2B 8 2016-0121 · FLOCK 1E 3 2016-0123 · SOYUZ-TMA 19M 2016-0129 · FLOCK 1E 5 2016-0130 · FLOCK 1E 8 2016-0131 · CYGNUS OA-6 2016-0132 · FLOCK 1E 4 2016-0135 · SJ-10 MODULE 2016-0142 · REENTRY SHROUD 2016-0143 · PROGRESS MS-01 2016-0145 · EROS A1 2016-0153 · FLOCK 1E 7 2016-0157 · FLOCK 1E 6 2016-0161 · FLOCK 1E 14 2016-0167 · FLOCK 1E 10 2016-0168 · FLOCK 1E 11 2016-0169 · FLOCK 1E 12 2016-0170 · LX-1 2016-0173 · FLOCK 2B 6 2016-0174 · FLOCK 1E 13 2016-0176 · TIANGE 2 2016-0177 · DRAGON CRS-9 2016-0178 · AL-1 2016-0179 · TIANGE 1 2016-0180 · DRAGONSAT 2016-0181 · PAGEOS 1 2016-0182 · SOYUZ-TMA 20M 2016-0185 · FLOCK 2B 14 2016-0189 · FLOCK 2B 7 2016-0200 · FLOCK 2B 1 2016-0201 · FLOCK 2B 5 2016-0205 · COSMOS 2196 2016-0208 · AX-1 2016-0212 · FLOCK 2B 2 2016-0215 · KUAIZHOU 2 (KZ-2) 2016-0216 · FLOCK 2B 13 2016-0217 · FLOCK 2B 10 2016-0219 · FLOCK 2B 3 2016-0222 · PROGRESS MS-02 2016-0223 · FLOCK 2B 9 2016-0226 · FLOCK 2B 4 2016-0227 · GOMX 3 2016-0228 · VESSELSAT 2 2016-0238 · IGS 3A 2016-0240 · SOYUZ MS-01 2016-0242 · SZ-11 2016-0251 · S-CUBE 2016-0254 · CYGNUS OA-5 2016-0256 · MOLNIYA 3-51 2016-0263

Rocket bodies

SL-23 R/B 2016-0004 · CZ-3B R/B 2016-0019 · CZ-3B R/B 2016-0026 · SL-4 R/B 2016-0049 · CZ-4C R/B 2016-0058 · ATLAS 1 CENTAUR R/B(1) 2016-0063 · SL-4 R/B 2016-0066 · SL-4 R/B 2016-0070 · CZ-3C R/B 2016-0072 · SL-4 R/B 2016-0078 · CZ-3B R/B 2016-0084 · CZ-2D R/B 2016-0093 · VOLGA R/B 2016-0100 · SL-4 R/B 2016-0102 · SL-3 R/B 2016-0111 · CZ-3B R/B 2016-0114 · CZ-2C R/B 2016-0138 · YZ-1A R/B 2016-0139 · CZ-3B R/B 2016-0144 · CZ-3B R/B 2016-0148 · SL-4 R/B 2016-0155 · SL-4 R/B 2016-0159 · CZ-7 R/B 2016-0164 · ARIANE 44L R/B 2016-0196 · SL-4 R/B 2016-0203 · DELTA 2 R/B(2) (PAM-D) 2016-0204 · FALCON 9 R/B 2016-0207 · CZ-2F R/B 2016-0213 · SL-6 R/B(2) 2016-0214 · SL-6 R/B(2) 2016-0218 · SHAVIT R/B 2016-0233 · SL-4 R/B 2016-0237 · ARIANE 5 R/B 2016-0243 · AVUM R/B 2016-0244 · CZ-2F R/B 2016-0245 · ANTARES R/B 2016-0246 · SL-4 R/B 2016-0253 · AVUM R/B 2016-0259 · DELTA 4 R/B 2016-0260

The full list above also holds 162 fragments.