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1976-0600

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR) (NORAD 7249) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 16 November 1976, after 2 years, 7 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
7249
International designator
1974-017E
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
26 Mar 1974Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
16 Nov 1976UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
2 years, 7 months966 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
46.8°N to 46.8°SFinal inclination 46.8°
Mass
120 kg

Where it came down

Latitude band its orbit allowed
Exact position not recorded

No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 46.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 46.8°N and 46.8°S.

Life in orbit

2 years, 7 months

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 16 Nov 1976

2 entries
1976-0599SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)1976-0601SL-4 DEB

From the same launch

1974-017
1974-0084SL-12 R/B(1)1976-0599SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
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