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Entry no.
1973-0236

SL-13 R/B

SL-13 R/B (NORAD 6499) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 17 May 1973, after 6 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
6499
International designator
1973-026B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
11 May 1973Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
17 May 1973UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
6 days6 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
51.6°N to 51.6°SFinal inclination 51.6°
Mass
4,185 kg

Where it came down

Latitude band its orbit allowed
Exact 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

6 days

Also ended on 17 May 1973

4 entries
1973-0234COSMOS 554 DEB1973-0235COSMOS 554 DEB1973-0237COSMOS 554 DEB1973-0238COSMOS 554 DEB

From the same launch

1973-026
1973-0256COSMOS 557
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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