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Entry no.
1996-0093

SL-12 R/B(2)

SL-12 R/B(2) (NORAD 23797) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 21 August 1996, after 6 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
23797
International designator
1996-010D
Object type
Rocket body
Country
Russia
Launched
19 Feb 1996Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
21 Aug 1996UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
6 months184 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
47.8°N to 47.8°SFinal inclination 47.8°
Mass
17,490 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 47.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 47.8°N and 47.8°S.

Life in orbit

6 months

SL-12 R/B(2)’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 21 Aug 1996

2 entries
1996-0095SL-4 R/B1996-0094PEGASUS DEB

From the same launch

1996-010
1996-0021SL-12 R/B(1)2000-0363SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)2002-0056SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)2004-0087RADUGA 33
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