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Entry no.
1984-0217

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR) (NORAD 13979) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 15 May 1984, after 1 year, 1 month in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
13979
International designator
1983-028D
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
8 Apr 1983Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
15 May 1984UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 year, 1 month403 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
46.4°N to 46.4°SFinal inclination 46.4°
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 46.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 46.4°N and 46.4°S.

Life in orbit

1 year, 1 month

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

Also ended on 15 May 1984

1 entry
1984-0218SOYUZ-T 10 DEB

From the same launch

1983-028
1983-0128SL-12 R/B(1)1984-0270SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
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