CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1979-0633
SL-12 R/B(1)
SL-12 R/B(1) (NORAD 11651) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 30 December 1979, after 2 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
11651
International designator
1979-105B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
28 Dec 1979Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
30 Dec 1979UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
2 days2 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
51.6°N to 51.6°SFinal inclination 51.6°
Mass
4,185 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 51.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 51.6°N and 51.6°S.
Life in orbit
2 daysFrom the same launch
1979-105
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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