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Entry no.
1962-0104

SL-3 R/B

SL-3 R/B (NORAD 438) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 5 November 1962, after 19 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
438
International designator
1962-054B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
Re-entered (UTC)
5 Nov 1962UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
19 days19 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
64.9°N to 64.9°SFinal inclination 64.9°
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 64.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 64.9°N and 64.9°S.

Life in orbit

19 days

Came down with SL-3 R/B

1 entry

From the same launch

1962-054
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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