In orbitDebris

SL-12 DEB

NORAD: 27978
COSPAR: 1988-085Y

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Spacecraft

Owner: Russian Strategic Rocket Forces

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S27978, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1988-09-16
Rocket: Proton-K/DM-2
Flight: Kosmos-1970/1972
Mission name: Uragan No. 42L
Launch site: NIIP-5, LC200/39
Launched by: Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh Sredstv
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1988-085

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1988-085, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: CIS
Launch date: 1988-09-16
Period: 342.3 min
Inclination: 59.53°
Apogee: 16,762 km
Perigee: 2,897 km
Radar cross-section: 0.0826 m²

From CelesTrak SATCAT, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Where it came from

Parent object: SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR) (NORAD 19535)

The object this one was attached to at launch, or broke off from, as GCAT records it.

Everything from this launch

Debris79 in total, 6 still in orbit
Payload3 in total, 3 still in orbit
Rocket body4 in total, 3 still in orbit