CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1978-0355
SL-4 R/B
SL-4 R/B (NORAD 10996) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 7 August 1978, after 2 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
10996
International designator
1978-076B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
5 Aug 1978Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
7 Aug 1978UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
2 days2 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
67.2°N to 67.2°SFinal inclination 67.2°
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 67.2°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 67.2°N and 67.2°S.
Life in orbit
2 daysFrom the same launch
1978-076
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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