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Entry no.
1968-0093

SL-6 PLAT

SL-6 PLAT (NORAD 3179) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 9 April 1968.

Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
3179
International designator
1968-027B
Object type
Fragment
Country
USSR
Parent launched
7 Apr 1968Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
9 Apr 1968UTC calendar day
Time since launch
2 days2 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
51.8°N to 51.8°SFinal inclination 51.8°

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 51.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 51.8°N and 51.8°S.

Life in orbit

Also ended on 9 Apr 1968

1 entry
1968-0094SL-6 R/B

From the same launch

1968-027
1968-0094SL-6 R/B
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