CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1971-0302
SL-11 R/B
SL-11 R/B (NORAD 5626) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 11 December 1971, after 12 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
5626
International designator
1971-102B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
29 Nov 1971Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
11 Dec 1971UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
12 days12 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
65.8°N to 65.8°SFinal inclination 65.8°
Mass
1,434 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 65.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 65.8°N and 65.8°S.
Life in orbit
12 daysAlso ended on 11 Dec 1971
4 entriesFrom the same launch
1971-102
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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