CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2024-0439
SL-3 R/B
SL-3 R/B (NORAD 4814) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 6 April 2024 over the Southern Ocean, after 53 years, 3 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
4814
International designator
1970-113B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
18 Dec 1970Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
6 Apr 2024Recorded time 03:51 UTC
Time in orbit
53 years, 3 months19,468 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
81.1°N to 81.1°SFinal inclination 81.1°
Mass
1,440 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 75.0°S, 29.0°W at 03:51 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 81.1°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 81.1°N and 81.1°S.
Life in orbit
53 years, 3 monthsSL-3 R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 6 Apr 2024
3 entriesFrom the same launch
1970-113
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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