CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1980-0544
SL-6 R/B(1)
SL-6 R/B(1) (NORAD 12068) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 12 December 1980, after 26 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
12068
International designator
1980-092C
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
16 Nov 1980Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
12 Dec 1980UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
26 days26 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
62.8°N to 62.8°SFinal inclination 62.8°
Mass
2,700 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
26 daysSL-6 R/B(1)’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 12 Dec 1980
2 entriesFrom the same launch
1980-092
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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