CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1976-0097
SL-4 R/B
SL-4 R/B (NORAD 8782) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 10 April 1976, after 10 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
8782
International designator
1976-030B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
31 Mar 1976Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
10 Apr 1976UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
10 days10 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
72.8°N to 72.8°SFinal inclination 72.8°
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 72.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 72.8°N and 72.8°S.
Life in orbit
10 daysAlso ended on 10 Apr 1976
1 entryFrom the same launch
1976-030
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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