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Entry no.
1983-0463

SL-4 R/B

SL-4 R/B (NORAD 14531) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 5 December 1983, after 5 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
14531
International designator
1983-117B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
30 Nov 1983Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
5 Dec 1983UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
5 days5 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 allowed
Exact 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

5 days

Also ended on 5 Dec 1983

1 entry
1983-0464COSMOS 1509 DEB

From the same launch

1983-117
1984-0020COSMOS 1511
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