CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1972-0155
SL-6 R/B
SL-6 R/B (NORAD 5942) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 11 May 1972, after 27 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
5942
International designator
1972-029B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
14 Apr 1972Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
11 May 1972UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
27 days27 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
64.9°N to 64.9°SFinal inclination 64.9°
Mass
2,350 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 64.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 64.9°N and 64.9°S.
Life in orbit
27 daysSL-6 R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 11 May 1972
2 entriesFrom the same launch
1972-029
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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