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Entry no.
1972-0101

SL-6 PLAT

SL-6 PLAT (NORAD 5921) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 2 April 1972.

Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
5921
International designator
1972-023C
Object type
Fragment
Country
USSR
Parent launched
31 Mar 1972Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
2 Apr 1972UTC calendar day
Time since launch
2 days2 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
51.8°N to 51.8°SFinal inclination 51.8°

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 51.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 51.8°N and 51.8°S.

Life in orbit

Also ended on 2 Apr 1972

1 entry
1972-0100TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE DEB

From the same launch

1972-023
1972-0099SL-6 R/B(1)1981-0225COSMOS 4821983-0037SL-6 R/B(2)2025-0995COSMOS 482 DESCENT CRAFT
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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