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Entry no.
1968-0288

SL-3 R/B

SL-3 R/B (NORAD 3543) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 20 November 1968, after 7 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
3543
International designator
1968-102B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
13 Nov 1968Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
20 Nov 1968UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
7 days7 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
65.4°N to 65.4°SFinal inclination 65.4°
Mass
3,000 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 65.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 65.4°N and 65.4°S.

Life in orbit

7 days

Came down with SL-3 R/B

1 entry
1968-0287OPS 5296

From the same launch

1968-102
1968-0286COSMOS 253
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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