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Entry no.
1969-0172

SL-3 R/B

SL-3 R/B (NORAD 3989) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 23 June 1969, after 8 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
3989
International designator
1969-052B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
15 Jun 1969Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
23 Jun 1969UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
8 days8 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

8 days

Also ended on 23 Jun 1969

2 entries
1969-0171COSMOS 2861969-0170SL-3 DEB

From the same launch

1969-052
1969-0171COSMOS 286
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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