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Entry no.
1988-0592

SL-8 R/B

SL-8 R/B (NORAD 18669) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 21 September 1988, after 9 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
18669
International designator
1987-103B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
15 Dec 1987Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
21 Sep 1988UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
9 months281 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
65.8°N to 65.8°SFinal inclination 65.8°
Mass
1,434 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 65.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 65.8°N and 65.8°S.

Life in orbit

9 months

SL-8 R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 21 Sep 1988

4 entries
1988-0594H-1 R/B(1)1988-0590TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE DEB1988-0591THOR ABLESTAR DEB1988-0593SL-6 PLAT

From the same launch

1987-103
1988-0951COSMOS 1902
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