CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1987-0549
SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR) (NORAD 17913) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 22 November 1987, after 6 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
17913
International designator
1987-036H
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
24 Apr 1987Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
22 Nov 1987UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 22 Nov 1991
Time in orbit
6 months212 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
64.8°N to 64.8°SFinal inclination 64.8°
Mass
120 kg
Where it came down
Latitude band its orbit allowedExact 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
6 monthsSL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 22 Nov 1987
4 entriesFrom the same launch
1987-036Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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