CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2024-2144
BREEZE-M DEB (TANK)
BREEZE-M DEB (TANK) (NORAD 44459) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 21 December 2024 over the South Pacific Ocean.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
44459
International designator
2019-048C
Object type
Fragment
Country
Russia
Parent launched
5 Aug 2019Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
21 Dec 2024UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 20 Dec 2024
Time since launch
5 years, 4 months1,965 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
47.7°N to 47.7°SFinal inclination 47.7°
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 31.0°S, 179.0°W. Its final orbit, inclined at 47.7°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 47.7°N and 47.7°S.
Life in orbit
BREEZE-M DEB (TANK)’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 21 Dec 2024
23 entries
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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