CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1985-0451
SL-12 R/B(1)
SL-12 R/B(1) (NORAD 16399) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 27 December 1985, after 3 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
16399
International designator
1985-118D
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
24 Dec 1985Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
27 Dec 1985UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
3 days3 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
64.8°N to 64.8°SFinal inclination 64.8°
Mass
4,185 kg
Where it came down
Latitude band its orbit allowedExact position not recorded
No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 64.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 64.8°N and 64.8°S.
Life in orbit
3 daysAlso ended on 27 Dec 1985
3 entries
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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