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Entry no.
1973-0095
SL-13 DEB
SL-13 DEB (NORAD 6401) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 9 April 1973.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
6401
International designator
1973-017D
Object type
Fragment
Country
USSR
Parent launched
3 Apr 1973Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
9 Apr 1973UTC calendar day
Time since launch
6 days6 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
51.7°N to 51.7°SFinal inclination 51.7°
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 51.7°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 51.7°N and 51.7°S.
Life in orbit
Also ended on 9 Apr 1973
3 entriesFrom the same launch
1973-017
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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