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Entry no.
1986-0209

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR) (NORAD 16216) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 20 May 1986, after 6 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
16216
International designator
1985-102F
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
25 Oct 1985Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
20 May 1986UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 18 May 1986
Time in orbit
6 months207 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
46.8°N to 46.8°SFinal inclination 46.8°
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 46.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 46.8°N and 46.8°S.

Life in orbit

6 months

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

Also ended on 20 May 1986

1 entry
1986-0210SOLWIND DEB

From the same launch

1985-102
1985-0371SL-12 R/B(1)1986-0288SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
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