CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1997-0401
SL-4 R/B
SL-4 R/B (NORAD 25096) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 20 December 1997, after 5 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
25096
International designator
1997-080B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
Russia
Launched
15 Dec 1997Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
20 Dec 1997UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
5 days5 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
67.1°N to 67.1°SFinal inclination 67.1°
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 67.1°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 67.1°N and 67.1°S.
Life in orbit
5 daysAlso ended on 20 Dec 1997
2 entriesFrom the same launch
1997-080
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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