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Entry no.
1987-0505

SL-12 DEB

SL-12 DEB (NORAD 17962) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 28 October 1987.

Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
17962
International designator
1987-036J
Object type
Fragment
Country
USSR
Parent launched
24 Apr 1987Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
28 Oct 1987UTC calendar day
Time since launch
6 months187 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
64.8°N to 64.8°SFinal inclination 64.8°

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 64.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 64.8°N and 64.8°S.

Life in orbit

SL-12 DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 28 Oct 1987

3 entries
1987-0504ARIANE 1 DEB1987-0506SOLWIND DEB1987-0507COSMOS 1887 DEB

From the same launch

1987-036
1987-0150SL-12 R/B(1)1987-0313SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)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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