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Entry no.
1963-0012

SL-6 R/B

SL-6 R/B (NORAD 563) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 3 April 1963, after 1 day in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
563
International designator
1963-008A
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
Re-entered (UTC)
3 Apr 1963UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 day1 days
How it ended
Re-entered
Latitude range
64.8°N to 64.8°SFinal inclination 64.8°
Mass
2,000 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 64.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 64.8°N and 64.8°S.

Life in orbit

1 day
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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