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Entry no.
1977-0136

SL-4 R/B

SL-4 R/B (NORAD 9858) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 4 March 1977, after 1 day in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
9858
International designator
1977-016B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
3 Mar 1977Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
4 Mar 1977UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 day1 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
72.9°N to 72.9°SFinal inclination 72.9°
Mass
2,350 kg

Where it came down

Latitude band its orbit allowed
Exact position not recorded

No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 72.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 72.9°N and 72.9°S.

Life in orbit

1 day

Also ended on 4 Mar 1977

1 entry

From the same launch

1977-016
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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