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Entry no.
1977-0005

SL-12 R/B(1)

SL-12 R/B(1) (NORAD 5326) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 3 January 1977, after 6 years, 1 month in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
5326
International designator
1970-103E
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
2 Dec 1970Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
3 Jan 1977UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
6 years, 1 month2,224 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
—

Where it came down

Not on record

No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit is not on record.

Life in orbit

6 years, 1 month

SL-12 R/B(1)’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 3 Jan 1977

7 entries
1977-0004WESTFORD NEEDLES1977-0006WESTFORD NEEDLES1977-0007THOR ABLESTAR DEB1977-0008COSMOS 252 DEB1977-0009SL-12 PLAT1977-0010SL-3 DEB1977-0011COSMOS 884 DEB

From the same launch

1970-103
1990-0483SL-12 R/B(2)
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