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Entry no.
1989-0317

SLV-3 R/B

SLV-3 R/B (NORAD 14003) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 18 March 1989, after 5 years, 11 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
14003
International designator
1983-033B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
India
Launched
17 Apr 1983Sriharikota
Re-entered (UTC)
18 Mar 1989UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
5 years, 11 months2,162 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
46.6°N to 46.6°SFinal inclination 46.6°
Mass
195 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 46.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 46.6°N and 46.6°S.

Life in orbit

5 years, 11 months

SLV-3 R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 18 Mar 1989

6 entries
1989-0321STS 291989-0322SL-4 R/B1989-0318COSMOS 1220 DEB1989-0319ARIANE 1 DEB1989-0320COSMOS 1813 DEB1989-0323SL-4 DEB

From the same launch

1983-033
1990-0209ROHINI 3
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