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Entry no.
1981-0462

SL-4 R/B

SL-4 R/B (NORAD 12802) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 12 September 1981, after 8 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
12802
International designator
1981-086B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
4 Sep 1981Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
12 Sep 1981UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
8 days8 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
70.4°N to 70.4°SFinal inclination 70.4°
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 70.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 70.4°N and 70.4°S.

Life in orbit

8 days

Also ended on 12 Sep 1981

1 entry
1981-0461COSMOS 252 DEB

From the same launch

1981-086
1981-0475COSMOS 1303
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