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Entry no.
1994-0189

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR) (NORAD 23116) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 31 December 1994, after 7 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
23116
International designator
1994-030E
Object type
Rocket body
Country
Russia
Launched
20 May 1994Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
31 Dec 1994UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
7 months225 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
46.7°N to 46.7°SFinal inclination 46.7°
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 46.7°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 46.7°N and 46.7°S.

Life in orbit

7 months

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

Also ended on 31 Dec 1994

1 entry
1994-0190SL-12 R/B(1)

From the same launch

1994-030
1994-0060SL-12 R/B(1)2001-0257SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
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