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Entry no.
2012-0279

SL-4 R/B

SL-4 R/B (NORAD 38739) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 4 August 2012, after 3 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
38739
International designator
2012-042B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
Russia
Launched
1 Aug 2012Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
4 Aug 2012UTC 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 allowed
Exact 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 days

Also ended on 4 Aug 2012

1 entry
2012-0278YAOGAN 1 DEB

From the same launch

2012-042
2012-0434SFERA2013-0038PROGRESS-M 16M
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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