CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2018-0091
SL-6 R/B(2)
SL-6 R/B(2) (NORAD 27616) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 5 May 2018 over the South Pacific Ocean, after 15 years, 4 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
27616
International designator
2002-059D
Object type
Rocket body
Country
Russia
Launched
24 Dec 2002Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
5 May 2018Recorded time 01:21 UTC
Time in orbit
15 years, 4 months5,611 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
61.8°N to 61.8°SFinal inclination 61.8°
Mass
4,500 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 52.4°S, 145.2°W at 01:21 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 61.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 61.8°N and 61.8°S.
Life in orbit
15 years, 4 monthsSL-6 R/B(2)’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 5 May 2018
1 entryFrom the same launch
2002-059
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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