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Entry no.
1988-0068

SL-4 R/B

SL-4 R/B (NORAD 18810) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 7 February 1988, after 12 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
18810
International designator
1988-004B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
26 Jan 1988Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
7 Feb 1988UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
12 days12 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
72.9°N to 72.9°SFinal inclination 72.9°
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 72.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 72.9°N and 72.9°S.

Life in orbit

12 days

Also ended on 7 Feb 1988

1 entry

From the same launch

1988-004
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