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Entry no.
1986-0441

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR) (NORAD 16869) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 27 October 1986, after 5 years, 10 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
16869
International designator
1980-104F
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
26 Dec 1980Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
27 Oct 1986UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 26 Oct 1986
Time in orbit
5 years, 10 months2,131 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

5 years, 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 27 Oct 1986

12 entries
1986-0429SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)1986-0430SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)1986-0431SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)1986-0432SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)1986-0433SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)1986-0434SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)1986-0435SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)1986-0436SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)1986-0438SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)1986-0439SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)1986-0440SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)1986-0437ARIANE 3 DEB (SYLDA)

From the same launch

1980-104
1980-0568SL-12 R/B(1)1981-0402SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
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