Re-Entry: Soyuz Rocket Stage from Image Reconnaissance Satellite Launch

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Block I prior to Integration with Soyuz Rocket - Photo: Russian Ministry of Defence
Block I prior to Integration with Soyuz Rocket – Photo: Russian Ministry of Defence

The third Stage of the Soyuz 2-1A rocket that launched the Bars-M mapping and reconnaissance imaging satellite re-entered the atmosphere over Indonesia on March 1, 2016 after one year in orbit.

NORAD ID: 40421
Origin: Russia/CIS
Object: SL-4 Rocket Body
Type: Block I (Mod), Soyuz 2-1A 3rd Stage
Mass: 2,355kg
Launched: February 27, 2015 – 11:01 UTC
Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 2-1A
Launch Site: 43/4 Plesetsk, Russia

Initial Orbit: 328 x 540 km, 97.6°

Re-Entry Prediction: March 1, 2016 – 21:57 UTC +/-1 Min.

Re-Entry Zone: Indonesia

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Image: Spaceflight101/Orbitron
Image: Spaceflight101/Orbitron
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