CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1972-0348
SL-4 R/B
SL-4 R/B (NORAD 6288) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 2 December 1972, after 7 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
6288
International designator
1972-093B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
25 Nov 1972Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
2 Dec 1972UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
7 days7 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
7 daysFrom the same launch
1972-093
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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