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Entry no.
1974-0051

SL-4 R/B

SL-4 R/B (NORAD 7118) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 17 February 1974, after 5 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
7118
International designator
1974-006B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
12 Feb 1974Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
17 Feb 1974UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
5 days5 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
65.0°N to 65.0°SFinal inclination 65.0°
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 65.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 65.0°N and 65.0°S.

Life in orbit

5 days

Also ended on 17 Feb 1974

1 entry
1974-0050COSMOS 626 DEB

From the same launch

1974-006
1974-0057COSMOS 632
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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