CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1985-0345
SL-4 R/B
SL-4 R/B (NORAD 16089) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 8 October 1985, after 12 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
16089
International designator
1985-085B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
26 Sep 1985Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
8 Oct 1985UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
12 days12 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
72.8°N to 72.8°SFinal inclination 72.8°
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 72.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 72.8°N and 72.8°S.
Life in orbit
12 daysAlso ended on 8 Oct 1985
1 entryFrom the same launch
1985-085
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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