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Entry no.
1987-0265

SL-4 R/B

SL-4 R/B (NORAD 18163) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 16 July 1987, after 8 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
18163
International designator
1987-058B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
8 Jul 1987Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
16 Jul 1987UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
8 days8 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 allowed
Exact 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

8 days

Also ended on 16 Jul 1987

1 entry
1987-0264WESTAR 6 DEB

From the same launch

1987-058
1987-0318COSMOS 1865
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