CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1967-0271
SL-3 R/B
SL-3 R/B (NORAD 2996) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 24 October 1967, after 8 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
2996
International designator
1967-098B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
16 Oct 1967Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
24 Oct 1967UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
8 days8 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
64.9°N to 64.9°SFinal inclination 64.9°
Mass
3,000 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 64.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 64.9°N and 64.9°S.
Life in orbit
8 daysAlso ended on 24 Oct 1967
2 entriesFrom the same launch
1967-098
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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