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Entry no.
1988-0379

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR) (NORAD 18388) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 20 June 1988, after 8 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
18388
International designator
1987-084E
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
1 Oct 1987Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
20 Jun 1988UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 16 Jul 1991
Time in orbit
8 months263 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
46.7°N to 46.7°SFinal inclination 46.7°
Mass
120 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 46.7°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 46.7°N and 46.7°S.

Life in orbit

8 months

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 20 Jun 1988

2 entries
1988-0377Kosmos-1662 SS 181988-0378H-1 R/B(2)

From the same launch

1987-084
1987-0436SL-12 R/B(1)1988-0440SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
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