CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1981-0407
SL-4 R/B
SL-4 R/B (NORAD 12688) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 17 August 1981, after 4 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
12688
International designator
1981-078B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
13 Aug 1981Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
17 Aug 1981UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
4 days4 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
67.1°N to 67.1°SFinal inclination 67.1°
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 67.1°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 67.1°N and 67.1°S.
Life in orbit
4 daysAlso ended on 17 Aug 1981
2 entriesFrom the same launch
1981-078
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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