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Entry no.
2015-0194
SL-3 R/B
SL-3 R/B (NORAD 12072) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 18 April 2015 over the Arctic Ocean, after 34 years, 4 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
12072
International designator
1980-093B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
21 Nov 1980Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
18 Apr 2015Recorded time 14:19 UTC
Time in orbit
34 years, 4 months12,566 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
81.1°N to 81.1°SFinal inclination 81.1°
Mass
1,440 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 68.0°N, 36.0°E at 14:19 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 81.1°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 81.1°N and 81.1°S.
Life in orbit
34 years, 4 monthsSL-3 R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 18 Apr 2015
3 entriesFrom the same launch
1980-093
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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