CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1966-0501
SL-6 R/B
SL-6 R/B (NORAD 2629) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 22 December 1966, after 1 day in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
2629
International designator
1966-116B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
21 Dec 1966Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
22 Dec 1966UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 day1 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
51.8°N to 51.8°SFinal inclination 51.8°
Mass
600 kg
Where it came down
Latitude band its orbit allowedExact position not recorded
No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 51.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 51.8°N and 51.8°S.
Life in orbit
1 dayFrom the same launch
1966-116Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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