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Entry no.
2000-0235

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR) (NORAD 23049) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 3 September 2000, after 6 years, 4 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
23049
International designator
1994-021G
Object type
Rocket body
Country
Russia
Launched
11 Apr 1994Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
3 Sep 2000UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 4 Sep 2000
Time in orbit
6 years, 4 months2,337 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
63.8°N to 63.8°SFinal inclination 63.8°
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 63.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 63.8°N and 63.8°S.

Life in orbit

6 years, 4 months

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

Also ended on 3 Sep 2000

2 entries
2000-0236SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)2000-0237COSMOS 41 DEB

From the same launch

1994-021
1994-0043SL-12 R/B(1)2000-0199SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
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