CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1969-0255
SL-3 R/B
SL-3 R/B (NORAD 4098) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 24 September 1969, after 6 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
4098
International designator
1969-078B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
18 Sep 1969Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
24 Sep 1969UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
6 days6 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
65.0°N to 65.0°SFinal inclination 65.0°
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 65.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 65.0°N and 65.0°S.
Life in orbit
6 daysAlso ended on 24 Sep 1969
1 entryFrom the same launch
1969-078
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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