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Entry no.
1991-0354

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR) (NORAD 20697) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 24 August 1991, after 1 year, 1 month in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
20697
International designator
1990-061E
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
18 Jul 1990Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
24 Aug 1991UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 year, 1 month402 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
46.3°N to 46.3°SFinal inclination 46.3°
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 46.3°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 46.3°N and 46.3°S.

Life in orbit

1 year, 1 month

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

Also ended on 24 Aug 1991

2 entries
1991-0353COSMOS 252 DEB1991-0355MIR DEB

From the same launch

1990-061
1990-0339SL-12 R/B(1)2000-0191SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
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