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BKA 2

DecayedPayloadLEO

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Launch

Launch date
July 22, 2012 at 06:41 AM UTC
Launch site
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Launched by
Soyuz-FG Fregat →
Operator
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
147 km
Periapsis
142 km
Inclination
97.2°
Orbital period
87.37 min

Spacecraft

Operator
National Academy of Sciences
Manufacturer
NPO VNIIEM
Users
Government
Launch mass
400 kg
Dry mass
110 kg
Power
300 W
Design lifetime
5 years
Detailed purpose
Optical Imaging

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2012-039B
NORAD catalog №
38708
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
BelarusBelarus
Radar cross-section
1.8553 m²
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
October 17, 2024

End of mission

Last active / ended
October 17, 2024
Time in service
12.2 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed