CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1983-0108
SL-8 R/B
SL-8 R/B (NORAD 13628) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 30 March 1983, after 5 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
13628
International designator
1982-104B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
21 Oct 1982Kapustin Yar
Re-entered (UTC)
30 Mar 1983UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
5 months160 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
50.7°N to 50.7°SFinal inclination 50.7°
Mass
1,434 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 50.7°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 50.7°N and 50.7°S.
Life in orbit
5 monthsSL-8 R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 30 Mar 1983
2 entriesFrom the same launch
1982-104
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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