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1981-0181

SL-4 DEB

SL-4 DEB (NORAD 12387) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 20 April 1981.

Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
12387
International designator
1981-032C
Object type
Fragment
Country
USSR
Parent launched
7 Apr 1981Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
20 Apr 1981UTC calendar day
Time since launch
13 days13 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
—

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

Also ended on 20 Apr 1981

2 entries
1981-0180COSMOS 10621981-0179THOR ABLESTAR DEB

From the same launch

1981-032
1981-0166SL-4 R/B1981-0183COSMOS 1262
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