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Entry no.
1991-0108

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR) (NORAD 20353) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 9 March 1991, after 1 year, 3 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
20353
International designator
1989-096B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
1 Dec 1989Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
9 Mar 1991UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 year, 3 months463 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
51.4°N to 51.4°SFinal inclination 51.4°
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 51.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 51.4°N and 51.4°S.

Life in orbit

1 year, 3 months

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

Also ended on 9 Mar 1991

2 entries
1991-0109DMSP 5D-2 F10 DEB1991-0110SL-4 DEB

From the same launch

1989-096
1991-0172SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)1999-0162GRANAT1999-0249SL-12 R/B
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