CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1981-0029
SL-6 R/B
SL-6 R/B (NORAD 12118) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 20 January 1981, after 26 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
12118
International designator
1980-103B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
25 Dec 1980Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
20 Jan 1981UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
26 days26 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
65.1°N to 65.1°SFinal inclination 65.1°
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 65.1°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 65.1°N and 65.1°S.
Life in orbit
26 daysAlso ended on 20 Jan 1981
3 entriesFrom the same launch
1980-103
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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