CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1973-0471
SL-4 R/B
SL-4 R/B (NORAD 6868) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 21 October 1973, after 6 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
6868
International designator
1973-073B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
15 Oct 1973Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
21 Oct 1973UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
6 days6 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
64.9°N to 64.9°SFinal inclination 64.9°
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 64.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 64.9°N and 64.9°S.
Life in orbit
6 daysAlso ended on 21 Oct 1973
2 entriesFrom the same launch
1973-073
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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