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Launch

Launch date
November 20, 1998 at 06:40 AM UTC
Launch site
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Launched by
Proton-K →
Operator
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Mission
Zarya

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
296 km
Periapsis
283 km
Inclination
51.62°
Orbital period
90.3 min
Orbit data fetched
July 2, 2026 at 06:02 PM UTC

Spacecraft

Operator
To Be Determined
Launch mass
5 kg
Dimensions
0.3 × 0.1 × 0.1 m

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1998-067XY
NORAD catalog №
66912
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
To Be Determined
Status
Operational
Decay / reentry
July 1, 2026

End of mission

Last active / ended
July 1, 2026
Time in service
27.6 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Operational