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Entry no.
1978-0265
SL-4 DEB
SL-4 DEB (NORAD 10852) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 16 June 1978.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
10852
International designator
1978-043G
Object type
Fragment
Country
USSR
Parent launched
5 May 1978Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
16 Jun 1978UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 8 Jun 1978
Time since launch
1 month42 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
62.8°N to 62.8°SFinal inclination 62.8°
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 62.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 62.8°N and 62.8°S.
Life in orbit
Also ended on 16 Jun 1978
1 entryFrom the same launch
1978-043
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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