CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1996-0045
SL-4 R/B
SL-4 R/B (NORAD 23861) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 8 May 1996, after 3 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
23861
International designator
1996-028B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
Russia
Launched
5 May 1996Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
8 May 1996UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
3 days3 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
51.6°N to 51.6°SFinal inclination 51.6°
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 51.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 51.6°N and 51.6°S.
Life in orbit
3 daysFrom the same launch
1996-028
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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