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Entry no.
1981-0474

SL-4 DEB

SL-4 DEB (NORAD 12832) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 17 September 1981.

Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
12832
International designator
1981-090C
Object type
Fragment
Country
USSR
Parent launched
15 Sep 1981Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
17 Sep 1981UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 16 Sep 1981
Time since launch
2 days2 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
72.9°N to 72.9°SFinal inclination 72.9°

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 72.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 72.9°N and 72.9°S.

Life in orbit

Also ended on 17 Sep 1981

3 entries
1981-0471OGO 2 (POGO)1981-0472THORAD AGENA D DEB1981-0473COSMOS 1301 DEB

From the same launch

1981-090
1981-0479SL-4 R/B1981-0488COSMOS 1307
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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