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Entry no.
1976-0027
SL-4 DEB
SL-4 DEB (NORAD 8618) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 31 January 1976.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
8618
International designator
1976-009C
Object type
Fragment
Country
USSR
Parent launched
29 Jan 1976Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
31 Jan 1976UTC calendar day
Time since launch
2 days2 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
71.4°N to 71.4°SFinal inclination 71.4°
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 71.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 71.4°N and 71.4°S.
Life in orbit
Also ended on 31 Jan 1976
1 entryFrom the same launch
1976-009
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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