CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1968-0099
SL-3 R/B
SL-3 R/B (NORAD 3169) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 12 April 1968, after 9 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
3169
International designator
1968-024B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
3 Apr 1968Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
12 Apr 1968UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
9 days9 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
81.4°N to 81.4°SFinal inclination 81.4°
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 81.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 81.4°N and 81.4°S.
Life in orbit
9 daysFrom the same launch
1968-024
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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