CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1976-0067
SL-4 R/B
SL-4 R/B (NORAD 8738) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 15 March 1976, after 5 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
8738
International designator
1976-020B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
10 Mar 1976Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
15 Mar 1976UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
5 days5 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
71.4°N to 71.4°SFinal inclination 71.4°
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 71.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 71.4°N and 71.4°S.
Life in orbit
5 daysAlso ended on 15 Mar 1976
2 entriesFrom the same launch
1976-020
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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