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Entry no.
1980-0009

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR) (NORAD 11552) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 6 January 1980, after 8 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
11552
International designator
1979-035D
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
25 Apr 1979Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
6 Jan 1980UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 1 Jan 1980
Time in orbit
8 months256 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

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 6 Jan 1980

2 entries
1980-0008SL-8 R/B1980-0007DIAMANT B DEB

From the same launch

1979-035
1979-0183SL-12 R/B(1)1979-0592SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
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