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Entry no.
1998-0255

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR) (NORAD 22524) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 5 September 1998, after 5 years, 6 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
22524
International designator
1993-010G
Object type
Rocket body
Country
Russia
Launched
17 Feb 1993Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
5 Sep 1998UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
5 years, 6 months2,026 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
64.1°N to 64.1°SFinal inclination 64.1°
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 64.1°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 64.1°N and 64.1°S.

Life in orbit

5 years, 6 months

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 5 Sep 1998

3 entries
1998-0254H-1 R/B(2)1998-0256PEGASUS DEB1998-0257SL-12 DEB

From the same launch

1993-010
1993-0038SL-12 R/B(1)1998-0337SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
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