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Entry no.
1972-0131
SL-6 DEB
SL-6 DEB (NORAD 5949) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 19 April 1972.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
5949
International designator
1972-029D
Object type
Fragment
Country
USSR
Parent launched
14 Apr 1972Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
19 Apr 1972UTC calendar day
Time since launch
5 days5 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
65.0°N to 65.0°SFinal inclination 65.0°
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 65.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 65.0°N and 65.0°S.
Life in orbit
Also ended on 19 Apr 1972
4 entriesFrom the same launch
1972-029
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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