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Entry no.
2002-0227

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR) (NORAD 26941) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 20 April 2002, after 6 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
26941
International designator
2001-045F
Object type
Rocket body
Country
Russia
Launched
6 Oct 2001Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
20 Apr 2002UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 19 Apr 2002
Time in orbit
6 months196 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
46.8°N to 46.8°SFinal inclination 46.8°
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 46.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 46.8°N and 46.8°S.

Life in orbit

6 months

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

Also ended on 20 Apr 2002

3 entries
2002-0228PSLV DEB2002-0229PSLV DEB2002-0230PSLV DEB

From the same launch

2001-045
2001-0275SL-12 R/B(1)2002-0287SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
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