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Entry no.
1961-0014

SL-3 R/B

SL-3 R/B (NORAD 96) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 26 March 1961, after 1 day in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
96
International designator
1961-009B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
25 Mar 1961Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
26 Mar 1961UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 day1 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
65.0°N to 65.0°SFinal inclination 65.0°
Mass
1,440 kg

Where it came down

Latitude band its orbit allowed
Exact 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

1 day

Also ended on 26 Mar 1961

1 entry
1961-0015SL-3 DEB

From the same launch

1961-009
1961-0013SPUTNIK 10
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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