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Entry no.
1986-0369

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR) (NORAD 16254) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 22 September 1986, after 10 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
16254
International designator
1985-107D
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
15 Nov 1985Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
22 Sep 1986UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 27 Oct 1986
Time in orbit
10 months311 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
46.5°N to 46.5°SFinal inclination 46.5°
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 46.5°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 46.5°N and 46.5°S.

Life in orbit

10 months

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

Also ended on 22 Sep 1986

2 entries
1986-0370SOLWIND DEB1986-0371COSMOS 1762 DEB

From the same launch

1985-107
1985-0396SL-12 R/B(1)1986-0234SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
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