CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1966-0391
SL-3 R/B
SL-3 R/B (NORAD 2492) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 21 October 1966, after 7 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
2492
International designator
1966-091B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
14 Oct 1966Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
21 Oct 1966UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 23 Oct 1966
Time in orbit
7 days7 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
—
Mass
1,440 kg
Where it came down
Not on recordNo position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit is not on record.
Life in orbit
7 daysAlso ended on 21 Oct 1966
4 entriesFrom the same launch
1966-091Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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