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Entry no.
2003-0228

SL-12 DEB

SL-12 DEB (NORAD 27993) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 11 November 2003.

Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
27993
International designator
1988-085AP
Object type
Fragment
Country
USSR
Parent launched
16 Sep 1988Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
11 Nov 2003UTC calendar day
Time since launch
15 years, 1 month5,534 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
65.3°N to 65.3°SFinal inclination 65.3°

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 65.3°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 65.3°N and 65.3°S.

Life in orbit

SL-12 DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 11 Nov 2003

1 entry
2003-0227SL-12 DEB

From the same launch

1988-085
1988-0575SL-12 R/B(1)
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