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Entry no.
1973-0454

SL-4 R/B

SL-4 R/B (NORAD 6857) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 9 October 1973, after 6 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
6857
International designator
1973-070B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
3 Oct 1973Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
9 Oct 1973UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
6 days6 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 allowed
Exact 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

6 days

Also ended on 9 Oct 1973

1 entry
1973-0453COSMOS 596

From the same launch

1973-070
1973-0453COSMOS 596
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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