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Satellite Re-entries in 2016
298
objects re-entered in 2016
298 catalogued objects re-entered Earth's atmosphere in 2016. Search and sort the full list below — every entry links to its permanent historical profile. Browse other years, or the complete archive.
298
objects in 2016
91
satellites
36,404
all-time total
| Object | NORAD | Type | Re-entered▼ | Operator | Country | Launched | Mass |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Molniya-3K No. 11L | 26867 | SAT | 19 Dec 2016 | KVR / KS | Russia | 2001 | 1,780 kg |
| HTV 6 | 41881 | SAT | 13 Dec 2016 | JAXA | Japan | 2016 | 6,225 kg |
| S-CUBE | 40898 | SAT | 23 Nov 2016 | CHIBA | Japan | 2015 | 4 kg |
| Soyuz 11F732A48 No. 733 | 41864 | SAT | 19 Nov 2016 | RKKE | Russia | 2016 | 2,899 kg |
| LARES A&H/SS | 38086 | SAT | 2 Nov 2016 | ASI | Italy | 2012 | 10 kg |
| IGS Optical-2 | 29393 | SAT | 29 Oct 2016 | CSICE | Japan | 2006 | 1,500 kg |
| AIS VesselSat 2 | 38047 | SAT | 27 Oct 2016 | LUXS / ORBC | Luxembourg | 2012 | 28 kg |
| Cygnus OA-5 | 41818 | SAT | 23 Oct 2016 | OATKD | United States | 2016 | 1,800 kg |
| Soyuz 11F732A48 No. 732 | 41820 | SAT | 21 Oct 2016 | RKKE | Russia | 2016 | 2,877 kg |
| Shenzhou 11 Fanhui Cang | 41812 | SAT | 18 Oct 2016 | CMSEO | China | 2016 | 3,240 kg |
| GOMX-3 | 40949 | SAT | 18 Oct 2016 | GOMSP | DK | 2015 | 4 kg |
| Dove 0C72 | 40953 | SAT | 17 Oct 2016 | Planet Labs | United States | 2015 | 5 kg |
| Dove 0C68 | 40963 | SAT | 16 Oct 2016 | Planet Labs | United States | 2015 | 5 kg |
| Dove 0C53 | 40952 | SAT | 14 Oct 2016 | Planet Labs | United States | 2015 | 5 kg |
| Dove 0C64 | 40962 | SAT | 12 Oct 2016 | Planet Labs | United States | 2015 | 5 kg |
| Dove 0C74 | 40979 | SAT | 11 Oct 2016 | Planet Labs | United States | 2015 | 5 kg |
| kuai zhou er hao | 40311 | SAT | 9 Oct 2016 | GYZ | China | 2014 | 460 kg |
| Dove 0C18 | 40951 | SAT | 2 Oct 2016 | Planet Labs | United States | 2015 | 5 kg |
| Aoxiang zhixing | 41625 | SAT | 29 Sep 2016 | SELM | China | 2016 | 18 kg |
| Oko 73D6 No. 6057 | 22017 | SAT | 27 Sep 2016 | PVO | Russia | 1992 | 1,250 kg |
| Dove 0C73 | 40954 | SAT | 25 Sep 2016 | Planet Labs | United States | 2015 | 5 kg |
| Dove 0C70 | 40950 | SAT | 21 Sep 2016 | Planet Labs | United States | 2015 | 5 kg |
| Dove 0C66 | 40956 | SAT | 21 Sep 2016 | Planet Labs | United States | 2015 | 5 kg |
| Dove 0C47 | 40980 | SAT | 12 Sep 2016 | Planet Labs | United States | 2015 | 5 kg |
| OSIRIS-REx | 41757 | SAT | 9 Sep 2016 | GSFC | United States | 2016 | 2,064 kg |
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How many objects re-entered the atmosphere in 2016?
298 catalogued objects re-entered Earth's atmosphere in 2016, according to Orbital Radar's historical catalogue records. Each one keeps a permanent historical profile on Orbital Radar.