CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1972-0064
SL-7 R/B
SL-7 R/B (NORAD 5642) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 2 March 1972, after 3 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
5642
International designator
1971-104B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
2 Dec 1971Kapustin Yar
Re-entered (UTC)
2 Mar 1972UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
3 months91 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
48.4°N to 48.4°SFinal inclination 48.4°
Mass
840 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 48.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 48.4°N and 48.4°S.
Life in orbit
3 monthsSL-7 R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 2 Mar 1972
2 entriesFrom the same launch
1971-104
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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