Satellites

Payload

GAMMA

DecayedPayloadLEO

GAMMA is a Russia (CIS / former USSR) payload satellite, launched on July 11, 1990 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

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Launch

Launch date
July 11, 1990 at 10:00 AM UTC
Launch site
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Launched by
Soyuz-U2
Operator
Soviet Space Program
Mission
Gamma

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
267 km
Periapsis
261 km
Inclination
51.6°
Orbital period
89.79 min

Spacecraft

Operator
Russia (CIS / former USSR)
Launch mass
7,257.68 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1990-058A
NORAD catalog №
20683
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
RussiaRussia (CIS / former USSR)
Radar cross-section
26.4223 m²
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
February 28, 1992

End of mission

Last active / ended
February 28, 1992
Time in service
1.6 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed