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Entry no.
1989-0370

SL-8 R/B

SL-8 R/B (NORAD 14381) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 30 March 1989, after 5 years, 6 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
14381
International designator
1983-101B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
30 Sep 1983Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
30 Mar 1989UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
5 years, 6 months2,008 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.9°N to 82.9°SFinal inclination 82.9°
Mass
1,434 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 82.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.9°N and 82.9°S.

Life in orbit

5 years, 6 months

SL-8 R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 30 Mar 1989

1 entry

From the same launch

1983-101
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