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Entry no.
2002-0094

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR) (NORAD 23460) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 17 February 2002, after 7 years, 1 month in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
23460
International designator
1994-087F
Object type
Rocket body
Country
Russia
Launched
28 Dec 1994Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
17 Feb 2002UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
7 years, 1 month2,608 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
46.3°N to 46.3°SFinal inclination 46.3°
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 46.3°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 46.3°N and 46.3°S.

Life in orbit

7 years, 1 month

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

Also ended on 17 Feb 2002

3 entries
2002-0093COSMOS 11432002-0095PSLV DEB2002-0096PSLV DEB

From the same launch

1994-087
1994-0190SL-12 R/B(1)1996-0057SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
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