CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2014-0231
SL-4 R/B
SL-4 R/B (NORAD 39493) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 8 May 2014, after 4 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
39493
International designator
2013-078D
Object type
Rocket body
Country
Russia
Launched
28 Dec 2013Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
8 May 2014UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
4 months131 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.4°N to 82.4°SFinal inclination 82.4°
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 82.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.4°N and 82.4°S.
Life in orbit
4 monthsSL-4 R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 8 May 2014
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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