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Entry no.
1981-0128

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR) (NORAD 11923) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 2 April 1981, after 8 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
11923
International designator
1980-060E
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
15 Jul 1980Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
2 Apr 1981UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
8 months261 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 2 Apr 1981

1 entry
1981-0127THORAD AGENA D DEB

From the same launch

1980-060
1980-0272SL-12 R/B(1)1982-0139SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
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