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Entry no.
1989-1033

SL-12 R/B(1)

SL-12 R/B(1) (NORAD 20368) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 17 December 1989, after 2 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
20368
International designator
1989-098B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
15 Dec 1989Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
17 Dec 1989UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
2 days2 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
51.7°N to 51.7°SFinal inclination 51.7°
Mass
4,185 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 51.7°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 51.7°N and 51.7°S.

Life in orbit

2 days

Also ended on 17 Dec 1989

1 entry
1989-1032DELTA 1 R/B(2)

From the same launch

1989-098
1990-0278SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)1990-0550SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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