CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1970-0024
SL-3 R/B
SL-3 R/B (NORAD 4316) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 25 January 1970, after 4 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
4316
International designator
1970-007B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
21 Jan 1970Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
25 Jan 1970UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
4 days4 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
4 daysAlso ended on 25 Jan 1970
1 entryFrom the same launch
1970-007
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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