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Entry no.
1996-0145

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR) (NORAD 21794) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 15 October 1996, after 4 years, 10 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
21794
International designator
1991-079F
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
22 Nov 1991Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
15 Oct 1996UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
4 years, 10 months1,789 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
45.8°N to 45.8°SFinal inclination 45.8°
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 45.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 45.8°N and 45.8°S.

Life in orbit

4 years, 10 months

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

Also ended on 15 Oct 1996

1 entry
1996-0146PEGASUS DEB

From the same launch

1991-079
1991-0519SL-12 R/B(1)1992-0158SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
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