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Entry no.
1978-0505
SL-4 R/B
SL-4 R/B (NORAD 11140) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 13 December 1978, after 5 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
11140
International designator
1978-111B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
8 Dec 1978Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
13 Dec 1978UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
5 days5 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
65.0°N to 65.0°SFinal inclination 65.0°
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 65.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 65.0°N and 65.0°S.
Life in orbit
5 daysFrom the same launch
1978-111
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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