CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1968-0202
SL-3 R/B
SL-3 R/B (NORAD 3340) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 14 August 1968, after 5 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
3340
International designator
1968-067B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
9 Aug 1968Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
14 Aug 1968UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
5 days5 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
51.8°N to 51.8°SFinal inclination 51.8°
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 51.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 51.8°N and 51.8°S.
Life in orbit
5 daysFrom the same launch
1968-067
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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