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Entry no.
1979-0365

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR) (NORAD 12784) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 1 August 1979, after 7 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
12784
International designator
1978-118D
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
Re-entered (UTC)
1 Aug 1979UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
7 months225 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 1 Aug 1979

2 entries

From the same launch

1978-118
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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