CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1979-0173
SL-11 R/B
SL-11 R/B (NORAD 11334) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 19 April 1979, after 1 day in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
11334
International designator
1979-033B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
18 Apr 1979Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
19 Apr 1979UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 18 Apr 1979
Time in orbit
1 day1 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
65.0°N to 65.0°SFinal inclination 65.0°
Mass
4,000 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
1 dayAlso ended on 19 Apr 1979
2 entriesFrom the same launch
1979-033
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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