CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1971-0097
SL-13 DEB
SL-13 DEB (NORAD 5168) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 21 April 1971.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
5168
International designator
1971-032G
Object type
Fragment
Country
USSR
Parent launched
19 Apr 1971Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
21 Apr 1971UTC calendar day
Time since launch
2 days2 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
51.3°N to 51.3°SFinal inclination 51.3°
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 51.3°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 51.3°N and 51.3°S.
Life in orbit
Also ended on 21 Apr 1971
2 entriesFrom the same launch
1971-032
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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© 2026 Orbital Radar. Cite this entry by its number; the register itself may not be copied.