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Entry no.
2002-0260

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR) (NORAD 23661) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 8 May 2002, after 6 years, 8 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
23661
International designator
1995-045F
Object type
Rocket body
Country
Russia
Launched
30 Aug 1995Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
8 May 2002UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
6 years, 8 months2,443 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, 8 months

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

Also ended on 8 May 2002

2 entries
2002-0261PSLV DEB2002-0262SL-12 PLAT

From the same launch

1995-045
1995-0119SL-12 R/B(1)1996-0063SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
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