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1987-0312

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR) (NORAD 16790) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 12 August 1987, after 1 year, 2 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
16790
International designator
1986-044E
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
10 Jun 1986Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
12 Aug 1987UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 year, 2 months428 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, 2 months

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

Also ended on 12 Aug 1987

4 entries
1987-0310SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)1987-0313SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)1987-0311THOR ABLESTAR DEB1987-0314COSMOS 1813 DEB

From the same launch

1986-044
1986-0244SL-12 R/B(1)1990-0142SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
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