CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1970-0274
SL-4 R/B
SL-4 R/B (NORAD 4792) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 15 December 1970, after 5 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
4792
International designator
1970-105B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
10 Dec 1970Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
15 Dec 1970UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
5 days5 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
72.9°N to 72.9°SFinal inclination 72.9°
Mass
2,350 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 72.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 72.9°N and 72.9°S.
Life in orbit
5 daysAlso ended on 15 Dec 1970
1 entryFrom the same launch
1970-105
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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