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1980-0174

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR) (NORAD 18971) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 6 May 1980, after 7 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
18971
International designator
1979-087E
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
3 Oct 1979Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
6 May 1980UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
7 months216 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
—
Mass
110 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 6 May 1980

2 entries
1980-0172THOR ABLESTAR DEB1980-0173COSMOS 252 DEB

From the same launch

1979-087
1979-0459SL-12 R/B(1)1980-0238SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
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