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Entry no.
1971-0065

SL-7 R/B

SL-7 R/B (NORAD 4885) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 31 March 1971, after 2 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
4885
International designator
1971-007B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
26 Jan 1971Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
31 Mar 1971UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
2 months64 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
71.0°N to 71.0°SFinal inclination 71.0°
Mass
840 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 71.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 71.0°N and 71.0°S.

Life in orbit

2 months

SL-7 R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 31 Mar 1971

2 entries

From the same launch

1971-007
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