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Entry no.
1978-0271

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR) (NORAD 10484) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 18 June 1978, after 8 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
10484
International designator
1977-092F
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
20 Sep 1977Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
18 Jun 1978UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
8 months271 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

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 18 Jun 1978

8 entries
1978-0269Kosmos-913 SS 141978-0272Kosmos-965 SS 131978-0274SL-4 R/B1978-0270COSMOS 958 DEB1978-0273TITAN 3D DEB1978-0275TITAN 3D DEB1978-0276TITAN 3D DEB1978-0277TITAN 3D DEB

From the same launch

1977-092
1977-0400SL-12 R/B(1)1978-0200SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
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