CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2001-0025
SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR) (NORAD 26499) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 21 January 2001, after 6 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
26499
International designator
2000-031E
Object type
Rocket body
Country
Russia
Launched
24 Jun 2000Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
21 Jan 2001UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
6 months211 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
46.6°N to 46.6°SFinal inclination 46.6°
Mass
110 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 46.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 46.6°N and 46.6°S.
Life in orbit
6 monthsSL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 21 Jan 2001
3 entriesFrom the same launch
2000-031
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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