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Entry no.
1978-0200

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR) (NORAD 10408) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 30 April 1978, after 7 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
10408
International designator
1977-092E
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
20 Sep 1977Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
30 Apr 1978UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
7 months222 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

7 months

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

Also ended on 30 Apr 1978

2 entries
1978-0198EXPLORER 52 (HAWKEYE)1978-0199SL-8 DEB *

From the same launch

1977-092
1977-0400SL-12 R/B(1)1978-0271SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
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