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Entry no.
1986-0543

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR) (NORAD 15956) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 31 December 1986, after 1 year, 4 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
15956
International designator
1985-070D
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
8 Aug 1985Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
31 Dec 1986UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 year, 4 months510 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
—
Mass
120 kg

Where it came down

Not on record

No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit is not on record.

Life in orbit

1 year, 4 months

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

Also ended on 31 Dec 1986

3 entries
1986-0545SL-4 R/B1986-0546SL-4 R/B1986-0544COSMOS 1787 DEB

From the same launch

1985-070
1985-0264SL-12 R/B(1)2001-0128SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
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