CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1972-0360
SL-4 R/B
SL-4 R/B (NORAD 6312) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 22 December 1972, after 8 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
6312
International designator
1972-099B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
14 Dec 1972Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
22 Dec 1972UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
8 days8 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
65.4°N to 65.4°SFinal inclination 65.4°
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 65.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 65.4°N and 65.4°S.
Life in orbit
8 daysFrom the same launch
1972-099
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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