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Entry no.
1997-0212

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR) (NORAD 24454) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 26 July 1997, after 10 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
24454
International designator
1996-058E
Object type
Rocket body
Country
Russia
Launched
26 Sep 1996Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
26 Jul 1997UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
10 months303 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

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 26 Jul 1997

1 entry
1997-0211DELTA 1 DEB (YO)

From the same launch

1996-058
1996-0123SL-12 R/B(1)1997-0130SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
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