In orbitDebris

SL-16 DEB

NORAD: 39868
COSPAR: 1993-016AS

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Spacecraft

Owner: Russian Strategic Rocket Forces

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S39868, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1993-03-26
Rocket: Zenit-2
Flight: Kosmos-2237
Mission name: Tselina-2
Launch site: GIK-5, LC45/1
Launched by: Russian Military Space Forces
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1993-016

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1993-016, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: CIS
Launch date: 1993-03-26
Period: 101.5 min
Inclination: 70.96°
Apogee: 922 km
Perigee: 735 km
Radar cross-section: 0.0067 m²

From CelesTrak SATCAT, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Where it came from

Parent object: SL-16 R/B (NORAD 22566)

The object this one was attached to at launch, or broke off from, as GCAT records it.

Everything from this launch

Debris105 in total, 64 still in orbit
Payload1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit