CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1976-0635
SL-3 R/B
SL-3 R/B (NORAD 9600) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 12 December 1976, after 3 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
9600
International designator
1976-119B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
9 Dec 1976Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
12 Dec 1976UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
3 days3 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
81.4°N to 81.4°SFinal inclination 81.4°
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 81.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 81.4°N and 81.4°S.
Life in orbit
3 daysFrom the same launch
1976-119
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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