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Entry no.
2003-0246

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR) (NORAD 27778) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 22 November 2003, after 6 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
27778
International designator
2003-015D
Object type
Rocket body
Country
Russia
Launched
24 Apr 2003Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
22 Nov 2003UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
6 months212 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
47.3°N to 47.3°SFinal inclination 47.3°
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 47.3°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 47.3°N and 47.3°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 22 Nov 2003

5 entries
2003-0245PSLV DEB2003-0247SL-12 DEB2003-0248SL-12 DEB2003-0249COSMOS 2399 DEB2003-0250FSW-3 1 DEB

From the same launch

2003-015
2003-0070SL-12 R/B(1)2004-0004SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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