CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2021-0099
SL-16 DEB
SL-16 DEB (NORAD 48078) was destroyed in a collision on 18 March 2021.
Date from the historical recordFragment record
NORAD number
48078
International designator
1996-051Q
Object type
Fragment
Country
Russia
Parent launched
4 Sep 1996Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
18 Mar 2021Recorded time 07:41 UTC
Time since launch
24 years, 6 months8,961 days
How it ended
Destroyed in a collision
Latitude range
71.1°N to 71.1°SFinal inclination 71.1°
Where it came down
Latitude band its orbit allowedExact position not recorded
No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 71.1°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 71.1°N and 71.1°S.
Life in orbit
Also ended on 18 Mar 2021
1 entry
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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