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Entry no.
1972-0228
SL-6 DEB
SL-6 DEB (NORAD 6071) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 19 July 1972.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
6071
International designator
1972-046D
Object type
Fragment
Country
USSR
Parent launched
29 Jun 1972Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
19 Jul 1972UTC calendar day
Time since launch
20 days20 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
65.5°N to 65.5°SFinal inclination 65.5°
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 65.5°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 65.5°N and 65.5°S.
Life in orbit
Also ended on 19 Jul 1972
1 entryFrom the same launch
1972-046
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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