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Entry no.
1984-0568

SL-6 R/B(2)

SL-6 R/B(2) (NORAD 8792) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 23 December 1984, after 8 years, 9 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
8792
International designator
1976-026D
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
19 Mar 1976Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
23 Dec 1984UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 2 Apr 1978
Time in orbit
8 years, 9 months3,201 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
63.8°N to 63.8°SFinal inclination 63.8°
Mass
4,500 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 63.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 63.8°N and 63.8°S.

Life in orbit

8 years, 9 months

SL-6 R/B(2)’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 23 Dec 1984

3 entries
1984-0569TITAN 34D R/B1984-0570SL-12 R/B(1)1984-0571SL-12 PLAT

From the same launch

1976-026
1976-0122SL-6 R/B(1)1985-0114MOLNIYA 1-34
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