CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2024-0301
COSMOS 2428 DEB
COSMOS 2428 DEB (NORAD 59048) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 5 March 2024.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
59048
International designator
2007-029U
Object type
Fragment
Country
Russia
Parent launched
29 Jun 2007Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
5 Mar 2024UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 5 Mar 2023
Time since launch
16 years, 8 months6,094 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
70.8°N to 70.8°SFinal inclination 70.8°
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 70.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 70.8°N and 70.8°S.
Life in orbit
Also ended on 5 Mar 2024
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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