CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2015-0353
SL-4 R/B
SL-4 R/B (NORAD 40700) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 17 August 2015 over the South Pacific Ocean, after 1 month in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
40700
International designator
2015-029B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
Russia
Launched
23 Jun 2015Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
17 Aug 2015Recorded time 11:00 UTC
Time in orbit
1 month55 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
Recorded positionRecorded position 19.0°S, 156.0°E at 11:00 UTC. 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 17 Aug 2015
1 entry
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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