CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1986-0546
SL-4 R/B
SL-4 R/B (NORAD 17263) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 31 December 1986, after 5 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
17263
International designator
1986-102B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
26 Dec 1986Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
31 Dec 1986UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
5 days5 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
64.8°N to 64.8°SFinal inclination 64.8°
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 64.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 64.8°N and 64.8°S.
Life in orbit
5 daysAlso ended on 31 Dec 1986
3 entriesFrom the same launch
1986-102
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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