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Entry no.
1968-0033
SL-3 DEB
SL-3 DEB (NORAD 3117) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 3 February 1968.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
3117
International designator
1968-003D
Object type
Fragment
Country
USSR
Parent launched
16 Jan 1968Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
3 Feb 1968UTC calendar day
Time since launch
18 days18 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
65.6°N to 65.6°SFinal inclination 65.6°
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 65.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 65.6°N and 65.6°S.
Life in orbit
From the same launch
1968-003
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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