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Entry no.
1987-0313

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR) (NORAD 17909) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 12 August 1987, after 3 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
17909
International designator
1987-036F
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
24 Apr 1987Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
12 Aug 1987UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
3 months110 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

3 months

Also ended on 12 Aug 1987

4 entries
1987-0310SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)1987-0312SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)1987-0311THOR ABLESTAR DEB1987-0314COSMOS 1813 DEB

From the same launch

1987-036
1987-0150SL-12 R/B(1)1987-0549SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)1991-0167SL-12 R/B(2)1991-0199COSMOS 1839 (GLONASS)1991-0209COSMOS 1838 (GLONASS)1991-0398COSMOS 1840 (GLONASS)
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