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Entry no.
2023-2022
SL-16 DEB
SL-16 DEB (NORAD 22478) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 16 December 2023.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
22478
International designator
1992-093FT
Object type
Fragment
Country
Russia
Parent launched
25 Dec 1992Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
16 Dec 2023UTC calendar day
Time since launch
30 years, 11 months11,313 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
71.3°N to 71.3°SFinal inclination 71.3°
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 71.3°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 71.3°N and 71.3°S.
Life in orbit
SL-16 DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 16 Dec 2023
2 entries
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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Record version 1 · No corrections · orbitalradar.com/register/2023-2022
© 2026 Orbital Radar. Cite this entry by its number; the register itself may not be copied.