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1979-0078

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR) (NORAD 11074) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 21 February 1979, after 7 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
11074
International designator
1978-073D
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
18 Jul 1978Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
21 Feb 1979UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
7 months218 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

Also ended on 21 Feb 1979

2 entries
1979-0076COSMOS 4611979-0077COSMOS 252 DEB

From the same launch

1978-073
1978-0342SL-12 R/B(1)1979-0323SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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