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Entry no.
1978-0311

SL-4 R/B

SL-4 R/B (NORAD 10978) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 7 July 1978, after 5 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
10978
International designator
1978-069B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
2 Jul 1978Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
7 Jul 1978UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
5 days5 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
51.8°N to 51.8°SFinal inclination 51.8°
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 51.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 51.8°N and 51.8°S.

Life in orbit

5 days

From the same launch

1978-069
1978-0310COSMOS 1026
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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