CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1974-0079
SL-4 R/B
SL-4 R/B (NORAD 7217) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 25 March 1974, after 11 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
7217
International designator
1974-014B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
14 Mar 1974Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
25 Mar 1974UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
11 days11 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
72.8°N to 72.8°SFinal inclination 72.8°
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 72.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 72.8°N and 72.8°S.
Life in orbit
11 daysAlso ended on 25 Mar 1974
2 entriesFrom the same launch
1974-014
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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