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Entry no.
1967-0178

SL-3 R/B

SL-3 R/B (NORAD 2870) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 8 July 1967, after 4 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
2870
International designator
1967-067B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
4 Jul 1967Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
8 Jul 1967UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
4 days4 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
51.8°N to 51.8°SFinal inclination 51.8°
Mass
3,000 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 51.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 51.8°N and 51.8°S.

Life in orbit

4 days

Also ended on 8 Jul 1967

1 entry
1967-0179SL-3 DEB

From the same launch

1967-067
1967-0183COSMOS 168
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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