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Entry no.
2002-0056

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR) (NORAD 24736) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 2 February 2002, after 5 years, 11 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
24736
International designator
1996-010F
Object type
Rocket body
Country
Russia
Launched
19 Feb 1996Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
2 Feb 2002UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
5 years, 11 months2,175 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
47.6°N to 47.6°SFinal inclination 47.6°
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 47.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 47.6°N and 47.6°S.

Life in orbit

5 years, 11 months

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

Also ended on 2 Feb 2002

1 entry
2002-0055SL-6 R/B(2)

From the same launch

1996-010
1996-0021SL-12 R/B(1)1996-0093SL-12 R/B(2)2000-0363SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)2004-0087RADUGA 33
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