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Entry no.
2001-0407

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR) (NORAD 26501) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 30 December 2001, after 1 year, 4 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
26501
International designator
2000-049E
Object type
Rocket body
Country
Russia
Launched
28 Aug 2000Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
30 Dec 2001UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 year, 4 months489 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
46.3°N to 46.3°SFinal inclination 46.3°
Mass
110 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 46.3°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 46.3°N and 46.3°S.

Life in orbit

1 year, 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 30 Dec 2001

1 entry
2001-0408PSLV DEB

From the same launch

2000-049
2000-0229SL-12 R/B(1)2001-0153SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
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