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Entry no.
2003-0022

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR) (NORAD 18332) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 27 January 2003, after 15 years, 4 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
18332
International designator
1987-073E
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
3 Sep 1987Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
27 Jan 2003UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 26 Jan 2003
Time in orbit
15 years, 4 months5,625 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
46.7°N to 46.7°SFinal inclination 46.7°
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 46.7°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 46.7°N and 46.7°S.

Life in orbit

15 years, 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 27 Jan 2003

1 entry
2003-0021THORAD AGENA D DEB

From the same launch

1987-073
1987-0366SL-12 R/B(1)1988-0429SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
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