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1978-0136

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR) (NORAD 10277) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 25 March 1978, after 8 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
10277
International designator
1977-071E
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
23 Jul 1977Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
25 Mar 1978UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
8 months245 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
—
Mass
120 kg

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

8 months

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

Also ended on 25 Mar 1978

3 entries
1978-0134SL-7 R/B1978-0135COSMOS 838 DEB1978-0137SALYUT 6 DEB

From the same launch

1977-071
1977-0305SL-12 R/B(1)1978-0248SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
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