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Entry no.
1998-0393

SL-12 R/B(1)

SL-12 R/B(1) (NORAD 25596) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 31 December 1998, after 1 day in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
25596
International designator
1998-077D
Object type
Rocket body
Country
Russia
Launched
30 Dec 1998Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
31 Dec 1998UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 day1 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
64.8°N to 64.8°SFinal inclination 64.8°
Mass
4,185 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 64.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 64.8°N and 64.8°S.

Life in orbit

1 day

Also ended on 31 Dec 1998

6 entries
1998-0391PEGASUS DEB1998-0392PEGASUS DEB1998-0394SL-12 PLAT1998-0395SL-12 DEB1998-0396SL-12 DEB1998-0397SL-12 DEB

From the same launch

1998-077
2005-0131SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)2005-0180SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
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