CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2016-0049
SL-4 R/B
SL-4 R/B (NORAD 40421) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 2 March 2016 over the Indian Ocean, after 1 year in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
40421
International designator
2015-009B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
Russia
Launched
27 Feb 2015Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
2 Mar 2016Recorded time 21:57 UTC
Time in orbit
1 year369 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.4°N to 82.4°SFinal inclination 97.6°
Mass
2,350 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 5.0°S, 110.0°E at 21:57 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 97.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.4°N and 82.4°S.
Life in orbit
1 yearSL-4 R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 2 Mar 2016
1 entry
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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