CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1981-0382
SL-4 R/B
SL-4 R/B (NORAD 12617) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 31 July 1981, after 2 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
12617
International designator
1981-068B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
29 Jul 1981Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
31 Jul 1981UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
2 days2 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.3°N to 82.3°SFinal inclination 82.3°
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 82.3°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.3°N and 82.3°S.
Life in orbit
2 daysAlso ended on 31 Jul 1981
4 entriesFrom the same launch
1981-068
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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