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Entry no.
1990-0442

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR) (NORAD 20271) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 28 September 1990, after 1 year in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
20271
International designator
1989-081F
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
28 Sep 1989Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
28 Sep 1990UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 28 Sep 1991
Time in orbit
1 year365 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

1 year

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

Also ended on 28 Sep 1990

2 entries
1990-0443Kosmos-2075 SS 21990-0444SL-4 R/B

From the same launch

1989-081
1989-0851SL-12 R/B(1)1990-0300SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
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