CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1988-0097
SL-4 R/B
SL-4 R/B (NORAD 18861) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 20 February 1988, after 2 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
18861
International designator
1988-010B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
18 Feb 1988Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
20 Feb 1988UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
2 days2 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
2 daysAlso ended on 20 Feb 1988
1 entryFrom the same launch
1988-010
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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