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Entry no.
1972-0013

SL-4 R/B

SL-4 R/B (NORAD 5765) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 20 January 1972, after 8 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
5765
International designator
1972-001B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
12 Jan 1972Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
20 Jan 1972UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
8 days8 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
65.0°N to 65.0°SFinal inclination 65.0°
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 65.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 65.0°N and 65.0°S.

Life in orbit

8 days

Also ended on 20 Jan 1972

1 entry
1972-0014DELTA 1 DEB *

From the same launch

1972-001
1972-0020COSMOS 471
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