CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1978-0409
SL-4 R/B
SL-4 R/B (NORAD 11041) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 6 October 1978, after 3 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
11041
International designator
1978-089B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
3 Oct 1978Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
6 Oct 1978UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
3 days3 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
81.4°N to 81.4°SFinal inclination 81.4°
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 81.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 81.4°N and 81.4°S.
Life in orbit
3 daysAlso ended on 6 Oct 1978
1 entryFrom the same launch
1978-089
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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