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Entry no.
1997-0317

SL-12 DEB

SL-12 DEB (NORAD 25022) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 30 October 1997.

Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
25022
International designator
1987-079L
Object type
Fragment
Country
USSR
Parent launched
16 Sep 1987Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
30 Oct 1997UTC calendar day
Time since launch
10 years, 1 month3,697 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
64.8°N to 64.8°SFinal inclination 64.8°

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 64.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 64.8°N and 64.8°S.

Life in orbit

Also ended on 30 Oct 1997

1 entry
1997-0316WESTFORD NEEDLES

From the same launch

1987-079
1987-0402SL-12 R/B(1)
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