Largest Objects to Reenter
| Object | Origin | Mass (kg) | Reentry Date | Reentry Mode |
| Mir | CIS | 120,000 | 23 MAR 2001 | Controlled |
| Skylab | USA | 69,000 | 11 JUL 1979 | Uncontrolled |
| Salyut 7/Cosmos 1686 | USSR | 40,000 | 07 FEB 1991 | Uncontrolled |
| Salyut 6/Cosmos 1267 | USSR | 35,000 | 29 JUL 1982 | Controlled |
| Cosmos 557 | USSR | 19,400 | 22 MAY 1973 | Uncontrolled |
| Salyut 5 | USSR | 19,000 | 08 AUG 1977 | Controlled |
| Salyut 1 | USSR | 18,900 | 11 OCT 1971 | Controlled |
| Salyut 3 | USSR | 18,900 | 24 JAN 1975 | Controlled |
| Salyut 4 | USSR | 18,900 | 02 FEB 1977 | Controlled |
| Apollo SA-5 Nose Cone | USA | 17,100 | 30 APR 1966 | Uncontrolled |
| Apollo SA-6 CSM BP-13 | USA | 16,900 | 01 JUN 1964 | Uncontrolled |
| Apollo SA-7 CSM BP-15 | USA | 16,650 | 22 SEP 1964 | Uncontrolled |
| Cosmos 929 | USSR | 15,000 | 02 FEB 1978 | Controlled |
| Cosmos 1443 | USSR | 15,000 | 19 SEP 1983 | Controlled |
| Compton GRO | USA | 14,910 | 04 JUN 2000 | Controlled |
