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Entry no.
1966-0018

SL-3 R/B

SL-3 R/B (NORAD 1781) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 23 January 1966, after 1 month in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
1781
International designator
1965-097B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
27 Nov 1965Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
23 Jan 1966UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 month57 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
—
Mass
1,440 kg

Where it came down

Not on record

No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit is not on record.

Life in orbit

1 month

Also ended on 23 Jan 1966

1 entry
1966-0019OPS 3179 (AGENA)

From the same launch

1965-097
1965-0381COSMOS 98
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