CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2016-0203
SL-4 R/B
SL-4 R/B (NORAD 41387) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 24 September 2016 over the South Pacific Ocean, after 6 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
41387
International designator
2016-016B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
Russia
Launched
13 Mar 2016Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
24 Sep 2016Recorded time 14:29 UTC
Time in orbit
6 months195 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.7°N to 82.7°SFinal inclination 97.3°
Mass
2,710 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 24.4°S, 170.6°E at 14:29 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 97.3°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.7°N and 82.7°S.
Life in orbit
6 monthsSL-4 R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 24 Sep 2016
1 entryFrom the same launch
2016-016
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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