CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1974-0285
SL-12 R/B
SL-12 R/B (NORAD 7494) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 1 November 1974, after 4 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
7494
International designator
1974-084C
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
28 Oct 1974Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
1 Nov 1974UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
4 days4 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
51.5°N to 51.5°SFinal inclination 51.5°
Mass
120 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 51.5°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 51.5°N and 51.5°S.
Life in orbit
4 daysAlso ended on 1 Nov 1974
2 entriesFrom the same launch
1974-084
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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