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Entry no.
1986-0382

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR) (NORAD 16501) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 30 September 1986, after 8 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
16501
International designator
1986-007E
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
Re-entered (UTC)
30 Sep 1986UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
8 months256 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

8 months

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

From the same launch

1986-007
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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