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Entry no.
1990-0488

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR) (NORAD 20507) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 13 November 1990, after 8 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
20507
International designator
1990-016F
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
15 Feb 1990Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
13 Nov 1990UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 4 Sep 1991
Time in orbit
8 months271 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
46.6°N to 46.6°SFinal inclination 46.6°
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 46.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 46.6°N and 46.6°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 13 Nov 1990

1 entry
1990-0489TITAN 4 R/B

From the same launch

1990-016
1990-0100SL-12 R/B(1)1992-0113SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
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