CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2021-0264
SL-4 R/B
SL-4 R/B (NORAD 48866) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 26 July 2021 over North America, after 1 month in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
48866
International designator
2021-056B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
Russia
Launched
25 Jun 2021Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
26 Jul 2021Recorded time 17:32 UTC
Time in orbit
1 month31 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
67.1°N to 67.1°SFinal inclination 67.1°
Mass
2,350 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 50.0°N, 83.0°W at 17:32 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 67.1°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 67.1°N and 67.1°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 26 Jul 2021
1 entry
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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