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Entry no.
1984-0566

SL-8 R/B

SL-8 R/B (NORAD 15443) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 21 December 1984, after 2 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
15443
International designator
1984-126B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
19 Dec 1984Kapustin Yar
Re-entered (UTC)
21 Dec 1984UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
2 days2 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 allowed
Exact 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

2 days

Also ended on 21 Dec 1984

1 entry
1984-0565SL-8 R/B

From the same launch

1984-126
1984-0560COSMOS 1614
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