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2017-0161

SL-4 R/B

SL-4 R/B (NORAD 42972) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 16 October 2017 , after 2 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
42972
International designator
2017-065B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
Russia
Launched
14 Oct 2017Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
16 Oct 2017Recorded time 15:28 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 position

Recorded position 26.0°N, 52.0°E at 15:28 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 days

From the same launch

2017-065
2018-0085PROGRESS MS-07
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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