CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1980-0206
SL-6 R/B(2)
SL-6 R/B(2) (NORAD 11770) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 30 May 1980, after 1 month in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
11770
International designator
1980-031D
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
18 Apr 1980Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
30 May 1980UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 month42 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
62.8°N to 62.8°SFinal inclination 62.8°
Mass
4,500 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 62.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 62.8°N and 62.8°S.
Life in orbit
1 monthSL-6 R/B(2)’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 30 May 1980
3 entriesFrom the same launch
1980-031
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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