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Entry no.
1980-0500

SL-8 DEB

SL-8 DEB (NORAD 12026) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 17 November 1980.

Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
12026
International designator
1980-083D
Object type
Fragment
Country
USSR
Parent launched
14 Oct 1980Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
17 Nov 1980UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 18 Nov 1980
Time since launch
1 month34 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
73.7°N to 73.7°SFinal inclination 73.7°

Where it came down

Latitude band its orbit allowed
Exact position not recorded

No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 73.7°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 73.7°N and 73.7°S.

Life in orbit

SL-8 DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 17 Nov 1980

3 entries
1980-0502Kosmos-1204 SS 171980-0503Kosmos-1204 SS 181980-0501SL-6 R/B(1)

From the same launch

1980-083
1982-0330SL-8 R/B1983-0186COSMOS 1215
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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