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Entry no.
1981-0100

SL-4 R/B

SL-4 R/B (NORAD 12335) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 14 March 1981, after 2 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
12335
International designator
1981-023B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
12 Mar 1981Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
14 Mar 1981UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
2 days2 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
51.6°N to 51.6°SFinal inclination 51.6°
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 51.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 51.6°N and 51.6°S.

Life in orbit

2 days

Also ended on 14 Mar 1981

1 entry
1981-0101COSMOS 1258

From the same launch

1981-023
1981-0259SOYUZ-T 4
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