CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1980-0538
SL-4 R/B
SL-4 R/B (NORAD 12085) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 9 December 1980, after 8 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
12085
International designator
1980-096B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
1 Dec 1980Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
9 Dec 1980UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
8 days8 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
72.8°N to 72.8°SFinal inclination 72.8°
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 72.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 72.8°N and 72.8°S.
Life in orbit
8 daysAlso ended on 9 Dec 1980
2 entriesFrom the same launch
1980-096
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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