CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1991-0448
SL-4 R/B
SL-4 R/B (NORAD 21742) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 12 October 1991, after 3 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
21742
International designator
1991-071B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
9 Oct 1991Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
12 Oct 1991UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
3 days3 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
64.8°N to 64.8°SFinal inclination 64.8°
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 64.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 64.8°N and 64.8°S.
Life in orbit
3 daysAlso ended on 12 Oct 1991
2 entriesFrom the same launch
1991-071
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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