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Entry no.
2003-0156

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR) (NORAD 19348) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 15 October 2003, after 15 years, 2 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
19348
International designator
1988-066E
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
1 Aug 1988Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
15 Oct 2003UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 16 Oct 2003
Time in orbit
15 years, 2 months5,553 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
46.4°N to 46.4°SFinal inclination 46.4°
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 46.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 46.4°N and 46.4°S.

Life in orbit

15 years, 2 months

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

Also ended on 15 Oct 2003

2 entries
2003-0157DELTA 2 R/B(2)2003-0158SL-12 DEB

From the same launch

1988-066
1988-0466SL-12 R/B(1)1989-0590SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
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