CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1969-0029
SL-3 R/B
SL-3 R/B (NORAD 3668) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 30 January 1969, after 7 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
3668
International designator
1969-008B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
23 Jan 1969Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
30 Jan 1969UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
7 days7 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
69.9°N to 69.9°SFinal inclination 69.9°
Mass
2,350 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 69.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 69.9°N and 69.9°S.
Life in orbit
7 daysFrom the same launch
1969-008
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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