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Entry no.
1988-0096
SL-12 DEB
SL-12 DEB (NORAD 18859) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 20 February 1988.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
18859
International designator
1988-009C
Object type
Fragment
Country
USSR
Parent launched
17 Feb 1988Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
20 Feb 1988UTC calendar day
Time since launch
3 days3 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 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
Also ended on 20 Feb 1988
1 entryFrom the same launch
1988-009
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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