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Entry no.
1993-0026

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR) (NORAD 16984) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 29 January 1993, after 6 years, 4 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
16984
International designator
1986-071G
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
16 Sep 1986Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
29 Jan 1993UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
6 years, 4 months2,327 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
63.9°N to 63.9°SFinal inclination 63.9°
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 63.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 63.9°N and 63.9°S.

Life in orbit

6 years, 4 months

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

Also ended on 29 Jan 1993

2 entries
1993-0025DELTA 1 DEB *1993-0027COSMOS 2229 DEB

From the same launch

1986-071
1986-0362SL-12 R/B(1)1992-0328SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
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