CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1969-0192
SL-12 R/B
SL-12 R/B (NORAD 4038) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 16 July 1969, after 3 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
4038
International designator
1969-058C
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
13 Jul 1969Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
16 Jul 1969UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
3 days3 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
51.5°N to 51.5°SFinal inclination 51.5°
Mass
120 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 51.5°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 51.5°N and 51.5°S.
Life in orbit
3 daysAlso ended on 16 Jul 1969
2 entriesFrom the same launch
1969-058
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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