CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1976-0042
SL-4 R/B
SL-4 R/B (NORAD 8686) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 17 February 1976, after 6 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
8686
International designator
1976-013B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
11 Feb 1976Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
17 Feb 1976UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
6 days6 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
6 daysFrom the same launch
1976-013
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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