CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1979-0428
SL-4 R/B
SL-4 R/B (NORAD 11516) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 9 September 1979, after 9 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
11516
International designator
1979-079B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
31 Aug 1979Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
9 Sep 1979UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
9 days9 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
72.9°N to 72.9°SFinal inclination 72.9°
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 72.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 72.9°N and 72.9°S.
Life in orbit
9 daysAlso ended on 9 Sep 1979
1 entryFrom the same launch
1979-079
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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