CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1968-0061
ZOND 4
ZOND 4 (NORAD 3134) was destroyed during re-entry on 7 March 1968, after 5 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
3134
International designator
1968-013A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
2 Mar 1968Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
7 Mar 1968UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
5 days5 days
How it ended
Destroyed during re-entry
Latitude range
51.6°N to 51.6°SFinal inclination 51.6°
Mass
2,800 kg
Operator
TsKBEM
Built by
TsKBEM
Bus
7K-L1
Programme
L-1
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 51.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 51.6°N and 51.6°S.
Life in orbit
5 daysAlso ended on 7 Mar 1968
1 entryFrom the same launch
1968-013
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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