CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1970-0117
SL-7 R/B
SL-7 R/B (NORAD 4381) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 17 May 1970, after 23 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
4381
International designator
1970-035B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
24 Apr 1970Kapustin Yar
Re-entered (UTC)
17 May 1970UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
23 days23 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
48.4°N to 48.4°SFinal inclination 48.4°
Mass
840 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 48.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 48.4°N and 48.4°S.
Life in orbit
23 daysSL-7 R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 17 May 1970
1 entryFrom the same launch
1970-035
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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