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Entry no.
2015-0158
SL-4 R/B
SL-4 R/B (NORAD 40543) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 29 March 2015 over the North Pacific Ocean, after 2 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
40543
International designator
2015-016B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
Russia
Launched
27 Mar 2015Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
29 Mar 2015Recorded time 12:54 UTC
Time in orbit
2 days2 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
Recorded positionRecorded position 47.0°N, 157.0°E at 12:54 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 51.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 51.6°N and 51.6°S.
Life in orbit
2 daysAlso ended on 29 Mar 2015
1 entryFrom the same launch
2015-016Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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