CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2000-0229
SL-12 R/B(1)
SL-12 R/B(1) (NORAD 26478) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 31 August 2000, after 3 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
26478
International designator
2000-049B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
Russia
Launched
28 Aug 2000Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
31 Aug 2000UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 30 Aug 2000
Time in orbit
3 days3 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
51.6°N to 51.6°SFinal inclination 51.6°
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 51.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 51.6°N and 51.6°S.
Life in orbit
3 daysAlso ended on 31 Aug 2000
1 entryFrom the same launch
2000-049
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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