CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1969-0305
SL-4 R/B
SL-4 R/B (NORAD 4224) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 22 November 1969, after 10 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
4224
International designator
1969-098B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
12 Nov 1969Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
22 Nov 1969UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
10 days10 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
10 daysFrom the same launch
1969-098
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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