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POLYOT 2

DecayedPayloadLEO

POLYOT 2 is a Russia (CIS / former USSR) payload satellite, launched on April 12, 1964 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

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Launch

Launch date
April 12, 1964 at 09:30 AM UTC
Launch site
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Operator
Soviet Space Program
Mission
Polyot-2

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
170 km
Periapsis
170 km
Inclination
58.02°
Orbital period
87.89 min

Spacecraft

Operator
Russia (CIS / former USSR)
Launch mass
2,250 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1964-019A
NORAD catalog №
784
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
RussiaRussia (CIS / former USSR)
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
June 8, 1966

End of mission

Last active / ended
June 8, 1966
Time in service
2.2 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed