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Entry no.
1967-0313

SL-3 R/B

SL-3 R/B (NORAD 3053) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 1 December 1967, after 6 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
3053
International designator
1967-117B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
25 Nov 1967Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
1 Dec 1967UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
6 days6 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
65.6°N to 65.6°SFinal inclination 65.6°
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 65.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 65.6°N and 65.6°S.

Life in orbit

6 days

Also ended on 1 Dec 1967

1 entry

From the same launch

1967-117
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