CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1981-0372
SLV-3 R/B
SLV-3 R/B (NORAD 11900) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 23 July 1981, after 1 year in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
11900
International designator
1980-062B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
India
Launched
18 Jul 1980Sriharikota
Re-entered (UTC)
23 Jul 1981UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 year370 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
44.7°N to 44.7°SFinal inclination 44.7°
Mass
98 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 44.7°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 44.7°N and 44.7°S.
Life in orbit
1 yearSLV-3 R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 23 Jul 1981
2 entriesFrom the same launch
1980-062
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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