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FOTON 2

DecayedPayloadLEO

FOTON 2 is a Russia (CIS / former USSR) payload satellite, launched on April 26, 1989 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

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Launch

Launch date
April 26, 1989 at 05:00 PM UTC
Launch site
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Launched by
Soyuz U →
Operator
Soviet Space Program
Mission
Foton 5
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
354 km
Periapsis
212 km
Inclination
62.82°
Orbital period
90.17 min

Spacecraft

Operator
Russia (CIS / former USSR)
Launch mass
6,144.7 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1989-032A
NORAD catalog №
19941
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
RussiaRussia (CIS / former USSR)
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
May 11, 1989

End of mission

Last active / ended
May 11, 1989
Time in service
15 days
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed

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