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ALMAZ 1

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ALMAZ 1 is a Russia (CIS / former USSR) payload satellite, launched on March 31, 1991 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

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Launch

Launch date
March 31, 1991 at 03:12 PM UTC
Launch site
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Launched by
Proton-K →
Operator
Soviet Space Program
Mission
Almaz-1

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
314 km
Periapsis
303 km
Inclination
72.64°
Orbital period
90.69 min

Spacecraft

Operator
Russia (CIS / former USSR)
Launch mass
18,384.54 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1991-024A
NORAD catalog №
21213
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
RussiaRussia (CIS / former USSR)
Radar cross-section
63.51 m²
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
October 17, 1992

End of mission

Last active / ended
October 17, 1992
Time in service
1.5 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed