Re-Entry: Soyuz Rocket Stage from Resurs Imaging Satellite Launch

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Photo of the Soyuz 2-1B third stage undergoing integration with the Resurs spacecraft - Photo: Roscosmos
Photo of the Soyuz 2-1B third stage undergoing integration with the Resurs spacecraft – Photo: Roscosmos

The third Stage of the Soyuz 2-B rocket that launched the Resurs-P3 Earth Observation satellite re-entered the atmosphere off the cost of North Africa on September 24, 2016 after spending half a year in orbit.

NORAD ID: 41387
Origin: Russia/CIS
Object: SL-4 Rocket Body
Type: Block I (Mod), Soyuz 2-1B 3rd Stage
Mass: 2,355kg
Launched: March 13, 2016 – 18:56 UTC
Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 2-1B
Launch Site: 31/6 Baikonur, Kazakhstan

Initial Orbit: 277 x 450 km, 97.3°

Re-Entry Prediction: September 24, 2016 – 14:29 UTC +/-1 Min.

Re-Entry Zone: Atlantic Ocean,

 Re-Entry Zone
Image: Spaceflight101/Orbitron
Image: Spaceflight101/Orbitron
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