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Entry no.
1978-0102

SL-4 R/B

SL-4 R/B (NORAD 10695) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 5 March 1978, after 3 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
10695
International designator
1978-023B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
2 Mar 1978Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
5 Mar 1978UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
3 days3 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
51.6°N to 51.6°SFinal inclination 51.6°
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 51.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 51.6°N and 51.6°S.

Life in orbit

3 days

Also ended on 5 Mar 1978

5 entries
1978-0098COSMOS 958 DEB1978-0099COSMOS 969 DEB1978-0100COSMOS 969 DEB1978-0101SL-4 DEB1978-0103SL-4 DEB

From the same launch

1978-023
1978-0109SOYUZ 28
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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