CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2001-0205
SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR) (NORAD 23517) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 6 August 2001, after 6 years, 4 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
23517
International designator
1995-009G
Object type
Rocket body
Country
Russia
Launched
7 Mar 1995Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
6 Aug 2001UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
6 years, 4 months2,344 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
63.7°N to 63.7°SFinal inclination 63.7°
Mass
120 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 63.7°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 63.7°N and 63.7°S.
Life in orbit
6 years, 4 monthsSL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 6 Aug 2001
2 entriesFrom the same launch
1995-009
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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