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Entry no.
1977-0211

SL-4 R/B

SL-4 R/B (NORAD 9945) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 12 May 1977, after 7 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
9945
International designator
1977-033B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
5 May 1977Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
12 May 1977UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 13 May 1977
Time in orbit
7 days7 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
62.8°N to 62.8°SFinal inclination 62.8°
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 62.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 62.8°N and 62.8°S.

Life in orbit

7 days

Also ended on 12 May 1977

1 entry
1977-0210DELTA 1 R/B(2)

From the same launch

1977-033
1977-0217COSMOS 907
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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