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2013-0186

SL-6 R/B(2)

SL-6 R/B(2) (NORAD 12561) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 10 June 2013, after 31 years, 11 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
12561
International designator
1981-058D
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
19 Jun 1981Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
10 Jun 2013UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
31 years, 11 months11,679 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
62.2°N to 62.2°SFinal inclination 62.2°
Mass
5,000 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 62.2°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 62.2°N and 62.2°S.

Life in orbit

31 years, 11 months

SL-6 R/B(2)’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 10 Jun 2013

2 entries

From the same launch

1981-058
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