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Entry no.
1981-0017

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR) (NORAD 11801) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 12 January 1981, after 10 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
11801
International designator
1980-016E
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
20 Feb 1980Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
12 Jan 1981UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
10 months327 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

10 months

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 12 Jan 1981

2 entries
1981-0018SL-6 DEB1981-0019SL-4 DEB

From the same launch

1980-016
1980-0074SL-12 R/B(1)1982-0130SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
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