CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1969-0112
SL-3 R/B
SL-3 R/B (NORAD 3894) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 18 April 1969, after 3 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
3894
International designator
1969-038B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
15 Apr 1969Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
18 Apr 1969UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
3 days3 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
51.7°N to 51.7°SFinal inclination 51.7°
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 51.7°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 51.7°N and 51.7°S.
Life in orbit
3 daysFrom the same launch
1969-038
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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