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Entry no.
1989-0990

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR) (NORAD 19768) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 27 November 1989, after 10 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
19768
International designator
1989-004D
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
26 Jan 1989Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
27 Nov 1989UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 31 Jul 1991
Time in orbit
10 months305 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
46.5°N to 46.5°SFinal inclination 46.5°
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 46.5°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 46.5°N and 46.5°S.

Life in orbit

10 months

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

Also ended on 27 Nov 1989

3 entries
1989-0988CAT 11989-0989ARIANE 1 DEB1989-0991SL-13 DEB

From the same launch

1989-004
1989-0109SL-12 R/B(1)1999-0049SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
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