CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2009-0231
SL-4 R/B
SL-4 R/B (NORAD 35872) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 20 September 2009, after 3 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
35872
International designator
2009-049H
Object type
Rocket body
Country
Russia
Launched
17 Sep 2009Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
20 Sep 2009UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
3 days3 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
81.2°N to 81.2°SFinal inclination 98.8°
Mass
2,710 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 98.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 81.2°N and 81.2°S.
Life in orbit
3 daysFrom the same launch
2009-049
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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