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Entry no.
1982-0246

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR) (NORAD 12901) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 2 July 1982, after 8 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
12901
International designator
1981-102D
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
9 Oct 1981Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
2 Jul 1982UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 1 Jul 1982
Time in orbit
8 months266 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 Jul 1982

3 entries
1982-0249SOYUZ-T 61982-0247COSMOS 1352 DEB1982-0248SALYUT 7 DEB

From the same launch

1981-102
1981-0512SL-12 R/B(1)1982-0159SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
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