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Entry no.
1988-0226

SL-16 R/B

SL-16 R/B (NORAD 17043) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 8 April 1988, after 1 year, 5 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
17043
International designator
1986-080B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
22 Oct 1986Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
8 Apr 1988UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 year, 5 months534 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
64.8°N to 64.8°SFinal inclination 64.8°
Mass
9,000 kg

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

1 year, 5 months

SL-16 R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 8 Apr 1988

4 entries
1988-0228COSMOS 19351988-0225SOLWIND DEB1988-0227COSMOS 1920 DEB1988-0229COSMOS 1935 DEB

From the same launch

1986-080
1988-0135COSMOS 1786
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