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Entry no.
1972-0114

SL-4 R/B

SL-4 R/B (NORAD 5937) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 10 April 1972, after 3 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
5937
International designator
1972-027B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
7 Apr 1972Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
10 Apr 1972UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
3 days3 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
51.8°N to 51.8°SFinal inclination 51.8°
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 51.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 51.8°N and 51.8°S.

Life in orbit

3 days

Also ended on 10 Apr 1972

2 entries
1972-0112SL-6 DEB1972-0113SL-6 DEB

From the same launch

1972-027
1972-0120INTERCOSMOS 6
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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