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Entry no.
1977-0212
SL-4 DEB
SL-4 DEB (NORAD 9940) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 14 May 1977.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
9940
International designator
1977-030C
Object type
Fragment
Country
USSR
Parent launched
26 Apr 1977Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
14 May 1977UTC calendar day
Time since launch
18 days18 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
67.1°N to 67.1°SFinal inclination 67.1°
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 67.1°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 67.1°N and 67.1°S.
Life in orbit
Also ended on 14 May 1977
1 entryFrom the same launch
1977-030
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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