CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1992-0140
SL-6 R/B(2)
SL-6 R/B(2) (NORAD 12563) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 3 June 1992, after 10 years, 11 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
12563
International designator
1981-060D
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
24 Jun 1981Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
3 Jun 1992UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 27 Mar 1992
Time in orbit
10 years, 11 months3,997 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
63.6°N to 63.6°SFinal inclination 63.6°
Mass
5,000 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 63.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 63.6°N and 63.6°S.
Life in orbit
10 years, 11 monthsSL-6 R/B(2)’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 3 Jun 1992
1 entryFrom the same launch
1981-060
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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