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Entry no.
1994-0142

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR) (NORAD 16500) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 8 October 1994, after 8 years, 8 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
16500
International designator
1986-007D
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
17 Jan 1986Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
8 Oct 1994UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 12 Aug 1987
Time in orbit
8 years, 8 months3,186 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
—
Mass
120 kg

Where it came down

Not on record

No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit is not on record.

Life in orbit

8 years, 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 8 Oct 1994

3 entries
1994-0144SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)1994-0145SL-6 R/B(1)1994-0143SL-12 DEB *

From the same launch

1986-007
1986-0041SL-12 R/B(1)1986-0382SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
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