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Entry no.
1998-0297

SL-6 R/B(1)

SL-6 R/B(1) (NORAD 25486) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 14 October 1998, after 16 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
25486
International designator
1998-054B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
Russia
Launched
28 Sep 1998Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
14 Oct 1998UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
16 days16 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
62.8°N to 62.8°SFinal inclination 62.8°
Mass
2,350 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 62.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 62.8°N and 62.8°S.

Life in orbit

16 days

Also ended on 14 Oct 1998

1 entry
1998-0296PEGASUS DEB

From the same launch

1998-054
2019-0233SL-6 R/B(2)
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