CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1981-0105
SL-11 R/B
SL-11 R/B (NORAD 12338) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 15 March 1981, after 1 day in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
12338
International designator
1981-024B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
14 Mar 1981Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
15 Mar 1981UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 day1 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
65.1°N to 65.1°SFinal inclination 65.1°
Mass
4,000 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
1 dayAlso ended on 15 Mar 1981
3 entriesFrom the same launch
1981-024
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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