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1978-0419

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR) (NORAD 8415) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 17 October 1978, after 3 years in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
8415
International designator
1975-097E
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
8 Oct 1975Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
17 Oct 1978UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
3 years1,105 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

3 years

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

Also ended on 17 Oct 1978

2 entries
1978-0418DIAMANT B-P4 DEB1978-0420COSMOS 1033 DEB

From the same launch

1975-097
1975-0395SL-12 R/B(1)1978-0090SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
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