CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1969-0071
SL-3 R/B
SL-3 R/B (NORAD 3778) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 13 March 1969, after 7 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
3778
International designator
1969-022B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
6 Mar 1969Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
13 Mar 1969UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 12 Mar 1969
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 allowedExact 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 daysAlso ended on 13 Mar 1969
2 entriesFrom the same launch
1969-022
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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