CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1987-0626
SL-4 R/B
SL-4 R/B (NORAD 18714) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 29 December 1987, after 3 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
18714
International designator
1987-108B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
26 Dec 1987Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
29 Dec 1987UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
3 days3 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.6°N to 82.6°SFinal inclination 82.6°
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 82.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.6°N and 82.6°S.
Life in orbit
3 daysAlso ended on 29 Dec 1987
3 entriesFrom the same launch
1987-108
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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