CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1988-0587
SL-4 R/B
SL-4 R/B (NORAD 19496) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 19 September 1988, after 4 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
19496
International designator
1988-084B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
15 Sep 1988Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
19 Sep 1988UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
4 days4 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
67.1°N to 67.1°SFinal inclination 67.1°
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 67.1°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 67.1°N and 67.1°S.
Life in orbit
4 daysAlso ended on 19 Sep 1988
7 entriesFrom the same launch
1988-084
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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