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Entry no.
1979-0527

SL-4 R/B

SL-4 R/B (NORAD 11612) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 5 November 1979, after 3 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
11612
International designator
1979-097B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
2 Nov 1979Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
5 Nov 1979UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
3 days3 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 allowed
Exact 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

3 days

Also ended on 5 Nov 1979

5 entries
1979-0525Kosmos-1112 SS 61979-0526Kosmos-1112 SS 71979-0522SL-8 R/B1979-0523DELTA 1 DEB1979-0524DELTA 1 DEB

From the same launch

1979-097
1979-0581COSMOS 1144
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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