CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1968-0076
SL-3 R/B
SL-3 R/B (NORAD 3157) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 25 March 1968, after 4 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
3157
International designator
1968-022B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
21 Mar 1968Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
25 Mar 1968UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
4 days4 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
4 daysAlso ended on 25 Mar 1968
1 entryFrom the same launch
1968-022
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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