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Entry no.
1982-0131
SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR) (NORAD 12397) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 15 April 1982, after 1 year in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
12397
International designator
1981-027E
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
18 Mar 1981Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
15 Apr 1982UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 year393 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
—
Mass
120 kg
Where it came down
Not on recordNo position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit is not on record.
Life in orbit
1 yearSL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 15 Apr 1982
7 entriesFrom the same launch
1981-027Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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