Ballistic life-time . ... The orbit inclination to the equatorial plane (black line) and to the ecliptic plane (red line) are shown on the third panel. ... The launch orbital elements value and its evolution during flight is shown on the plot for the time interval (August 3, 1995 - October 16 2000). ... The critical parameter is perigee altitude shown on the first panel. ... This parameter determine the IB_Tail ballistic lifetime up to October 16, 2000. ... Dated 25 May, 2000 . ... INTERBALL mission ...