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Entry no.
1973-0474
SL-4 DEB
SL-4 DEB (NORAD 6870) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 24 October 1973.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
6870
International designator
1973-073D
Object type
Fragment
Country
USSR
Parent launched
15 Oct 1973Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
24 Oct 1973UTC calendar day
Time since launch
9 days9 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
64.8°N to 64.8°SFinal inclination 64.8°
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 64.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 64.8°N and 64.8°S.
Life in orbit
Also ended on 24 Oct 1973
2 entriesFrom the same launch
1973-073
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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