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Entry no.
1997-0130

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR) (NORAD 24503) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 30 April 1997, after 7 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
24503
International designator
1996-058F
Object type
Rocket body
Country
Russia
Launched
26 Sep 1996Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
30 Apr 1997UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
7 months216 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
46.9°N to 46.9°SFinal inclination 46.9°
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 46.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 46.9°N and 46.9°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 30 Apr 1997

2 entries
1997-0128MIR DEB1997-0129PEGASUS DEB

From the same launch

1996-058
1996-0123SL-12 R/B(1)1997-0212SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
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