CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2023-1150
ISS DEB (TOWELS)
ISS DEB (TOWELS) (NORAD 56563) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 31 May 2023.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
56563
International designator
1998-067VK
Object type
Fragment
Country
Russia
Parent launched
20 Nov 1998Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
31 May 2023UTC calendar day
Time since launch
24 years, 6 months8,958 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
51.6°N to 51.6°SFinal inclination 51.6°
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 51.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 51.6°N and 51.6°S.
Life in orbit
Also ended on 31 May 2023
24 entriesFrom the same launch
1998-067
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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