CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1966-0503
SL-6 PLAT
SL-6 PLAT (NORAD 2628) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 23 December 1966.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
2628
International designator
1966-116C
Object type
Fragment
Country
USSR
Parent launched
21 Dec 1966Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
23 Dec 1966UTC calendar day
Time since launch
2 days2 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
51.8°N to 51.8°SFinal inclination 51.8°
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
Came down with SL-6 PLAT
1 entryFrom the same launch
1966-116
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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