CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1997-0227
SL-12 R/B(1)
SL-12 R/B(1) (NORAD 24895) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 16 August 1997, after 2 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
24895
International designator
1997-041B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
Russia
Launched
14 Aug 1997Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
16 Aug 1997UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
2 days2 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
53.2°N to 53.2°SFinal inclination 53.2°
Mass
4,185 kg
Where it came down
Latitude band its orbit allowedExact 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
2 daysFrom the same launch
1997-041
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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