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Entry no.
1988-0002

SL-4 R/B

SL-4 R/B (NORAD 18712) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 1 January 1988, after 7 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
18712
International designator
1987-107B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
25 Dec 1987Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
1 Jan 1988UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
7 days7 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
70.3°N to 70.3°SFinal inclination 70.3°
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 70.3°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 70.3°N and 70.3°S.

Life in orbit

7 days

Also ended on 1 Jan 1988

2 entries
1988-0001M-3S DEB1988-0003SL-4 DEB

From the same launch

1987-107
1988-0013COSMOS 1905
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