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Entry no.
2001-0253

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR) (NORAD 23430) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 27 September 2001, after 6 years, 9 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
23430
International designator
1994-082E
Object type
Rocket body
Country
Russia
Launched
16 Dec 1994Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
27 Sep 2001UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 27 Oct 2001
Time in orbit
6 years, 9 months2,477 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
46.5°N to 46.5°SFinal inclination 46.5°
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 46.5°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 46.5°N and 46.5°S.

Life in orbit

6 years, 9 months

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

Also ended on 27 Sep 2001

2 entries
2001-0255PROGRESS-DC 12001-0254ATLAS 2A CENTAUR R/B

From the same launch

1994-082
1994-0181SL-12 R/B(1)1995-0136SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
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