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Entry no.
1996-0057

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR) (NORAD 23459) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 27 May 1996, after 1 year, 4 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
23459
International designator
1994-087E
Object type
Rocket body
Country
Russia
Launched
28 Dec 1994Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
27 May 1996UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 year, 4 months516 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
46.0°N to 46.0°SFinal inclination 46.0°
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 46.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 46.0°N and 46.0°S.

Life in orbit

1 year, 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 27 May 1996

1 entry
1996-0056N-2 R/B

From the same launch

1994-087
1994-0190SL-12 R/B(1)2002-0094SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
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