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Entry no.
1977-0297

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR) (NORAD 9440) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 19 July 1977, after 10 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
9440
International designator
1976-092D
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
11 Sep 1976Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
19 Jul 1977UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
10 months311 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
46.3°N to 46.3°SFinal inclination 46.3°
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 46.3°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 46.3°N and 46.3°S.

Life in orbit

10 months

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

Also ended on 19 Jul 1977

2 entries
1977-0295MOLNIYA 1-181977-0296TRANSIT 5A DEB

From the same launch

1976-092
1976-0506SL-12 R/B(1)1977-0202SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
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