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Entry no.
1979-0584

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR) (NORAD 13273) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 4 December 1979, after 11 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
13273
International designator
1978-118E
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
19 Dec 1978Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
4 Dec 1979UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
11 months350 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

11 months

Also ended on 4 Dec 1979

3 entries
1979-0581COSMOS 11441979-0582Kosmos-1112 SS 191979-0583Kosmos-1112 SS 20

From the same launch

1978-118
1978-0514SL-12 R/B(1)1979-0365SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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