CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2013-0255
SL-4 R/B
SL-4 R/B (NORAD 39178) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 28 July 2013, after 1 month in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
39178
International designator
2013-028B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
Russia
Launched
7 Jun 2013Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
28 Jul 2013UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 month51 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
81.7°N to 81.7°SFinal inclination 98.3°
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 98.3°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 81.7°N and 81.7°S.
Life in orbit
1 monthSL-4 R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 28 Jul 2013
1 entryEntered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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