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Entry no.
1984-0200

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR) (NORAD 14070) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 28 April 1984, after 4 years, 9 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
14070
International designator
1979-062E
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
5 Jul 1979Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
28 Apr 1984UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
4 years, 9 months1,759 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
46.3°N to 46.3°SFinal inclination 46.3°
Mass
120 kg

Where it came down

Latitude band its orbit allowed
Exact position not recorded

No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 46.3°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 46.3°N and 46.3°S.

Life in orbit

4 years, 9 months

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

Also ended on 28 Apr 1984

2 entries
1984-0201Kosmos-1501 SS 21984-0202SL-4 R/B

From the same launch

1979-062
1979-0310SL-12 R/B(1)1980-0101SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
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