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Entry no.
1997-0226

SL-12 PLAT

SL-12 PLAT (NORAD 24896) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 15 August 1997.

Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
24896
International designator
1997-041C
Object type
Fragment
Country
Russia
Parent launched
14 Aug 1997Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
15 Aug 1997UTC calendar day
Time since launch
1 day1 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
53.2°N to 53.2°SFinal inclination 53.2°

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 53.2°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 53.2°N and 53.2°S.

Life in orbit

Also ended on 15 Aug 1997

1 entry
1997-0225SOYUZ-TM 25

From the same launch

1997-041
1997-0227SL-12 R/B(1)1998-0062SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)1998-0148SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
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