CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2004-0197
SL-4 R/B
SL-4 R/B (NORAD 28504) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 27 December 2004, after 4 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
28504
International designator
2004-051B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
Russia
Launched
23 Dec 2004Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
27 Dec 2004UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 26 Dec 2004
Time in orbit
4 days4 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
4 daysAlso ended on 27 Dec 2004
1 entryFrom the same launch
2004-051
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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