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Entry no.
1970-0158

SL-4 R/B

SL-4 R/B (NORAD 4456) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 16 July 1970, after 7 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
4456
International designator
1970-053B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
9 Jul 1970Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
16 Jul 1970UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
7 days7 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
65.4°N to 65.4°SFinal inclination 65.4°
Mass
2,350 kg

Where it came down

Latitude band its orbit allowed
Exact 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

7 days

Also ended on 16 Jul 1970

1 entry
1970-0157COSMOS 352

From the same launch

1970-053
1970-0162COSMOS 353
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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