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Entry no.
1978-0090

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR) (NORAD 8414) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 1 March 1978, after 2 years, 4 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
8414
International designator
1975-097D
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
8 Oct 1975Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
1 Mar 1978UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
2 years, 4 months875 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
46.7°N to 46.7°SFinal inclination 46.7°
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 46.7°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 46.7°N and 46.7°S.

Life in orbit

2 years, 4 months

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

Also ended on 1 Mar 1978

2 entries
1978-0091SCOUT D-1 DEB1978-0092COSMOS 989 DEB

From the same launch

1975-097
1975-0395SL-12 R/B(1)1978-0419SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
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