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Entry no.
2001-0230
SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR) (NORAD 23630) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 31 August 2001, after 6 years, 1 month in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
23630
International designator
1995-037J
Object type
Rocket body
Country
Russia
Launched
24 Jul 1995Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
31 Aug 2001UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 1 Sep 2001
Time in orbit
6 years, 1 month2,230 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
63.9°N to 63.9°SFinal inclination 63.9°
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 63.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 63.9°N and 63.9°S.
Life in orbit
6 years, 1 monthSL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 31 Aug 2001
3 entriesFrom the same launch
1995-037
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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