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Entry no.
1978-0024
SL-8 DEB
SL-8 DEB (NORAD 10131) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 12 January 1978.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
10131
International designator
1977-060C
Object type
Fragment
Country
USSR
Parent launched
4 Jul 1977Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
12 Jan 1978UTC calendar day
Time since launch
6 months192 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
74.0°N to 74.0°SFinal inclination 74.0°
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 74.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 74.0°N and 74.0°S.
Life in orbit
Also ended on 12 Jan 1978
2 entriesFrom the same launch
1977-060
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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