CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2008-0384
SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR) (NORAD 28515) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 8 July 2008, after 3 years, 6 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
28515
International designator
2004-053H
Object type
Rocket body
Country
Russia
Launched
26 Dec 2004Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
8 Jul 2008UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
3 years, 6 months1,290 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
63.7°N to 63.7°SFinal inclination 63.7°
Mass
110 kg
Where it came down
Latitude band its orbit allowedExact position not recorded
No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 63.7°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 63.7°N and 63.7°S.
Life in orbit
3 years, 6 monthsSL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 8 Jul 2008
2 entriesFrom the same launch
2004-053
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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