CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1974-0258
SL-4 R/B
SL-4 R/B (NORAD 7444) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 29 September 1974, after 9 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
7444
International designator
1974-073B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
20 Sep 1974Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
29 Sep 1974UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 26 Sep 1974
Time in orbit
9 days9 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 allowedExact 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
9 daysCame down with SL-4 R/B
1 entryFrom the same launch
1974-073
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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