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Entry no.
1981-0070

SL-4 R/B

SL-4 R/B (NORAD 12302) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 21 February 1981, after 3 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
12302
International designator
1981-015B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
18 Feb 1981Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
21 Feb 1981UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
3 days3 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
64.9°N to 64.9°SFinal inclination 64.9°
Mass
2,350 kg

Where it came down

Latitude band its orbit allowed
Exact position not recorded

No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 64.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 64.9°N and 64.9°S.

Life in orbit

3 days

Also ended on 21 Feb 1981

1 entry
1981-0069SL-4 R/B

From the same launch

1981-015
1981-0098COSMOS 1246
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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