CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1989-0269
SL-4 R/B
SL-4 R/B (NORAD 19863) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 8 March 1989, after 6 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
19863
International designator
1989-019B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
2 Mar 1989Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
8 Mar 1989UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
6 days6 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 allowedExact 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
6 daysAlso ended on 8 Mar 1989
5 entriesFrom the same launch
1989-019
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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