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Entry no.
1988-0874

SL-4 R/B

SL-4 R/B (NORAD 19652) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 10 December 1988, after 16 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
19652
International designator
1988-103B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
24 Nov 1988Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
10 Dec 1988UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
16 days16 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
62.8°N to 62.8°SFinal inclination 62.8°
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 62.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 62.8°N and 62.8°S.

Life in orbit

16 days

Also ended on 10 Dec 1988

10 entries
1988-0872SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)1988-0875SL-4 R/B1988-0867COSMOS 249 DEB1988-0868COSMOS 1461 DEB1988-0869ARIANE 1 DEB1988-0870ARIANE 1 DEB1988-0871SOLWIND DEB1988-0873COSMOS 1976 DEB1988-0876SL-4 DEB1988-0877SL-4 DEB

From the same launch

1988-103
1988-0863COSMOS 1981
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