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1981-0491

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR) (NORAD 12396) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 30 September 1981, after 6 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
12396
International designator
1981-027D
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
18 Mar 1981Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
30 Sep 1981UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 15 Apr 1982
Time in orbit
6 months196 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

6 months

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

Also ended on 30 Sep 1981

1 entry
1981-0492COSMOS 1307 DEB

From the same launch

1981-027
1981-0111SL-12 R/B(1)1982-0131SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
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