CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1985-0293
SL-4 R/B
SL-4 R/B (NORAD 15998) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 2 September 1985, after 4 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
15998
International designator
1985-077B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
29 Aug 1985Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
2 Sep 1985UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
4 days4 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.3°N to 82.3°SFinal inclination 82.3°
Mass
2,350 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 82.3°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.3°N and 82.3°S.
Life in orbit
4 daysAlso ended on 2 Sep 1985
1 entryFrom the same launch
1985-077
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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