CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1973-0013
SL-12 R/B
SL-12 R/B (NORAD 6334) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 12 January 1973, after 4 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
6334
International designator
1973-001B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
8 Jan 1973Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
12 Jan 1973UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
4 days4 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
51.6°N to 51.6°SFinal inclination 51.6°
Mass
120 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 51.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 51.6°N and 51.6°S.
Life in orbit
4 daysAlso ended on 12 Jan 1973
3 entriesFrom the same launch
1973-001
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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