There are also a few Kosmos-3 2nd stages ("SL-8 R/B") around, see this photo via @nicolas_pillet for a size comparison:pic.twitter.com/CyUhUhWfQE
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Poor Zenit! The top 20 objects ("SL-16 R/B") are all its 2nd stages which can't be de-orbited because its engine can't re-start. https://twitter.com/Astro_Jonny/status/1304092735188631557 … (white part in foreground, from AMOS-4 launch campaign of 2013, via Roscomos)pic.twitter.com/4MQcO1MenL
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BTW the "SL numbers" are US DOD designations of Soviet space launch vehicles: http://www.designation-systems.net/non-us/soviet.html#_Listings_SL …
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It's also interesting to see that the European/Japanese things on the list are a reminder of the "Huge Earth Observation Sats" era around the millennium, w/
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