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Entry no.
1977-0305

SL-12 R/B(1)

SL-12 R/B(1) (NORAD 10160) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 26 July 1977, after 3 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
10160
International designator
1977-071B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
23 Jul 1977Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
26 Jul 1977UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
3 days3 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
51.5°N to 51.5°SFinal inclination 51.5°
Mass
4,185 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 51.5°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 51.5°N and 51.5°S.

Life in orbit

3 days

Also ended on 26 Jul 1977

3 entries
1977-0304Kosmos-816 SS 21977-0306SL-12 PLAT1977-0307COSMOS 927 DEB

From the same launch

1977-071
1978-0136SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)1978-0248SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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