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Entry no.
1961-0005
SL-6 DEB
SL-6 DEB (NORAD 78) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 18 February 1961.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
78
International designator
1961-003D
Object type
Fragment
Country
USSR
Parent launched
12 Feb 1961Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
18 Feb 1961UTC calendar day
Time since launch
6 days6 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
65.0°N to 65.0°SFinal inclination 65.0°
Where it came down
Latitude band its orbit allowedExact position not recorded
No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 65.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 65.0°N and 65.0°S.
Life in orbit
Also ended on 18 Feb 1961
1 entryFrom the same launch
1961-003
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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