CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1978-0037
SL-4 R/B
SL-4 R/B (NORAD 10604) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 23 January 1978, after 3 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
10604
International designator
1978-008B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
20 Jan 1978Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
23 Jan 1978UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
3 days3 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
51.7°N to 51.7°SFinal inclination 51.7°
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 51.7°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 51.7°N and 51.7°S.
Life in orbit
3 daysFrom the same launch
1978-008
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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