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Entry no.
1968-0090
SL-8 DEB
SL-8 DEB (NORAD 3104) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 6 April 1968.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
3104
International designator
1968-006D
Object type
Fragment
Country
USSR
Parent launched
19 Jan 1968Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
6 Apr 1968UTC calendar day
Time since launch
2 months78 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
74.0°N to 74.0°SFinal inclination 74.0°
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 74.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 74.0°N and 74.0°S.
Life in orbit
SL-8 DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 6 Apr 1968
4 entriesFrom the same launch
1968-006Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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