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Entry no.
1968-0266

SL-4 R/B

SL-4 R/B (NORAD 3517) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 28 October 1968, after 2 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
3517
International designator
1968-094B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
26 Oct 1968Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
28 Oct 1968UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
2 days2 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
51.7°N to 51.7°SFinal inclination 51.7°
Mass
2,350 kg

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 51.7°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 51.7°N and 51.7°S.

Life in orbit

2 days

Also ended on 28 Oct 1968

1 entry
1968-0265SOYUZ 2

From the same launch

1968-094
1968-0268SOYUZ 3
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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